"The Cathedral New Orleans 1842"
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St. Louis Cathedral as it appeared to Marie Laveau prior to the construction of the modern Cathedral in 1850.
This file appears in: The Church: Marie Laveau at St. Louis Cathedral
The Church: Marie Laveau at St. Louis Cathedral
Marie Laveau was born September 10, 1801, to Marguerite Darcantel and Charles Laveaux, both free people of color. New Orleans had a sizable population of free people of color, due in part to Spanish colonial law that allowed enslaved people to saveā¦