St. Augustine Parish (Isle Brevelle) Church
St. Augustine Catholic Church and Cemetery, or the Isle Brevelle church, is a historic Roman Catholic church and cemetery located in Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. It is the cultural center of Cane River's historic Créole community. Established as a mission church in 1829, by the freed slave Nicolas Augustin Metoyer, St. Augustine is celebrated as the first church built by and for free people of color in Louisiana, and apparently, the second oldest in the United States.
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St. Augustine Parish (Isle Brevelle) Church
St. Augustine Catholic Church and Cemetery, or the Isle Brevelle church, is a historic Roman Catholic church and cemetery located in Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. It is the cultural center of Cane River's historic Créole community. Established as a mission church in 1829, by the freed slave Nicolas Augustin Metoyer, St. Augustine is celebrated as the first church built by and for free people of color in Louisiana, and apparently, the second oldest in the United States.
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St. Augustine Catholic Church ...... rican American Heritage Trail.
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St. Augustine Catholic Church ...... d oldest in the United States.
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St. Augustine Parish (Isle Brevelle) Church
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