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St. Victor died at Saturniac, now called Saint-Vittre, two leagues from Arcies in the diocess of Troyes. A church was built over his tomb at Saturniac; but in 837 his relics were translated thence to the neighbouring monastery of Montier-Ramey , or Montirame, so called from Arremar, by whom it was founded in 837. [ 2 ]
Mel Leavitt (né Mahlon Tirre Leavitt) was a local historian and broadcast journalist that served the New Orleans, Louisiana, market from 1949 until near the time of his death in 1997 at age 70. His 35-year broadcast career was primarily at WDSU-TV, a New Orleans television station.
Saint Victor may refer to: Saint Victor of Damascus, martyr, 2nd century, see Saints Victor and Corona (died c. 170) Saint Pope Victor I (died 199), martyr; Saint Victor of Marseilles (died c. 290) Saint Victor Maurus (died ca. 303 in Milan), martyr; Saint Victorinus of Pettau (died 303 or 304) Saints Vincent, Orontius, and Victor (died 305 ...
Jaquelyn Brechtel “Jackie” Clarkson, a former Louisiana legislator and three-term New Orleans City Council member who was the mother of Academy Award-nominated actor Patricia Clarkson, has ...
American Saints: Five Centuries of Heroic Sanctity on the American Continents. Alba House. ISBN 0-8189-0900-5. Habig, Marion A. (1974). Saints of the Americas. Our Sunday Visitor. ISBN 0-87973-880-4. Holbock, Ferdinard (2000). New Saints and Blesseds of the Catholic Church: Blesseds and Saints Canonized by Pope John Paul II During the Years ...
This is a list of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans. The archdiocese encompasses eight civil parishes in Louisiana : St. Bernard , Jefferson (except Grand Isle ) [ note 1 ] , Orleans , Plaquemines , St. Charles , St. John the Baptist , St. Tammany , and Washington .
In the early 1870s during Reconstruction, Desdunes was a member of the New Orleans Police Department.In 1874, under the command of former Confederate General and then adjutant general of the Louisiana Militia James Longstreet, Desdunes was among the injured in the Battle of Liberty Place, fought between the pro-Republican city, state, and federal forces, and a pro-Democratic, largely ex ...
On November 26, 2024, New Orleans city leaders held a groundbreaking ceremony to debut some honorees for the New Orleans Walk of Fame. The two Louisiana natives whom officially got their fleur de lis plaques unveiled on Canal Street were Raising Cane's owner Todd Graves and rap legend Lil Wayne ahead of the official unveiling ceremony just ...