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St. Martin De Tours Catholic Church

St. Martin is one of the oldest churches in the state, it was established in 1765. The present ediface, built in 1836, has an 1883 replica of the Grotto of Lourdes. Jean Francois Mouchet's painting of St. Martin of Tours forms part of the main alter.Behind the left wing of the church is the grave of Emmeline Labiche, thought to be the heroine of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Evangeline." A statue of Evangeline stands in the churchyard.

Location: 133 South Main Street, St Martinville Louisiana 70582 Telephone 318-394-6021

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