St. Joseph's Catholic Mission at Bayou Derbonne explained

St. Joseph's Catholic Mission at Bayou Derbonne
Location:Montrose, Louisiana
Coordinates:31.5399°N -92.9982°W
Area:Montrose Creole Community
Architect:Francois Brevelle
Architecture:Gothic Revival

St. Joseph's Catholic Mission at Bayou Derbonne is a historic Catholic mission founded in the 1800s along the banks of Bayou Derbonne near Montrose and Isle Brevelle in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, serving the Montrose and Cloutierville Creole community. It was the cultural and religious center of the area's Louisiana Creole people, predominantly of French descent.[1]

Location

The remnants of the church and cemetery are located on Highway 493 on the banks of Bayou Derbonne near the Cane River Waterway Commission. Nearby are the historic Magnolia Plantation (Derry, Louisiana) and Melrose Plantation.

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. Charles Chapel at Bermuda, and St. Anne Chapel at Old River.[2]

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.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of St. Augustine Catholic Church . St. Augustine Catholic Church . Roman Catholic Church . 11 March 2024.
  2. Web site: History of St. Augustine Catholic Church . St. Augustine Catholic Church . Roman Catholic Church . 1 April 2024. .
  3. Web site: Alexandria Diocese Parishes. Diocese of Alexandria . Roman Catholic Church . 11 January 2024.
  4. Web site: Catlin . Roger . Self-Taught Artist Clementine Hunter Painted the Bold Hues of Southern Life . 2021-06-28 . Smithsonian Magazine . en.
  5. Web site: Register. James. 6 January 1974. Isle Brevelle Produces a New Primitive. 2021-06-27. Newspapers.com. The Town Talk. 29. en.
  6. Web site: Whitney . Amber . September 2023 . Robert Brevelle CEO . 2021-12-18 . thetop100magazine.com . 64 . en.