St. Louis Cathedral - Jackson Square, New Orleans

One of the highlights of my recent trip to New Orleans was a trip on Sunday Morning to Jackson Square to attend mass at the St. Louis Cathedral. This Cathedral is the oldest active Catholic Cathedral in the country.


Jackson Square was beautiful. We had a cloudy morning with the sun trying to peek through.


Jackson square was originally named "Place d'Armes." The Place d'Armes was the prime site for the public execution of disobedient slaves during the 18th and early 19th centuries. After the 1811 German Coast Uprising, three slaves were hung here. Their dismembered bodies were then used to decorate the city's gates. After the Battle of New Orleans, in 1814, the Place d' Armes was renamed Jackson Square, after general Andrew Jackson. Here is a close up I shot of the statue of Andrew Jackson.


St. Louis Cathedral through the trees.


After mass, I took a few pictures inside the Cathedral.








This Cathedral is absolutely breath taking.