St. Anne Chapel at Old River
| St. Anne Chapel at Old River | |
|---|---|
| St. Anne Chapel at Old River is located in Louisiana | |
| 31°38′27″N 93°03′58″W / 31.64083°N 93.06611°W | |
| Location | 3659 Old River Rd, Natchitoches, Louisiana 71457 |
| History | |
| Built | 1800s |
| Site notes | |
| Area | Old River Community, Louisiana |
St. Anne Chapel at Old River is a historic Catholic chapel founded in the 1800s along the banks of Old River near Cypress and Isle Brevelle in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, serving the Old River community. It is the cultural and religious center of the area's Louisiana Creole people, predominantly of French descent.[1]
Location
The church and cemetery are located Old River Road (Parish Road 615) on the banks of Old River near Kisatchie Bayou at the Old River Creole community near Natchez, Louisiana.[2]
Like nearby Cane River and Bayou Brevelle, Old River was once the Red River.[3]
History
The chapel was founded by French Creole families in the 1800s as a mission of St. Augustine Catholic Parish Church of Isle Brevelle. During this period, St. Augustine Catholic Parish Church founded 3 other missions: St. Anne Church (Spanish Lake) (serving the Adai Caddo Indians of Louisiana), St. Joseph's Catholic Mission at Bayou Derbonne, and St. Charles Chapel at Bermuda.[4]
Notable Creole founding and patron families include Rachal, Longlois, Lacaze, Metoyer and Brevelle. The mission was initially under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Natchitoches, which is now part of the Diocese of Alexandria.[5]
Notable people
- Clementine Hunter (c. 1887–1988), self-taught folk artist, she lived at the Melrose Plantation and painted this chapel and old river.[6]
- Jean Baptiste Brevelle (1698-1754), early 18th century explorer, trader and soldier of Fort Saint Jean Baptiste des Natchitoches.
- Billie Stroud (1919–2010), self-taught folk artist, used this chapel, Kisatchie Bayou, and Brevelle Bayou as subject of her work and spent time there.[7]
See also
References
- Back to citation "St. Anne Chapel". Diocese of Alexandria. Roman Catholic Church. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- Back to citation "St. Ann's Catholic Cemetery, Old River Road". LA Gen Web. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- Back to citation Cane River Creole National Historical Park: Historic Resource Study 2019 (PDF). US National Park Service (Report). Commonwealth Heritage Group, Inc. & Suzanne Turner Associates. pp. 1–5. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- Back to citation "History of St. Augustine Catholic Church". St. Augustine Catholic Church (). Roman Catholic Church. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- Back to citation "Alexandria Diocese Parishes". Diocese of Alexandria. Roman Catholic Church. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- Back to citation Catlin, Roger (October 18, 2018). "Self-Taught Artist Clementine Hunter Painted the Bold Hues of Southern Life". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- Back to citation Register, James (January 6, 1974). "Isle Brevelle Produces a New Primitive". Newspapers.com. The Town Talk. p. 29. Retrieved June 27, 2021.