Portrait of a free woman of color by Frank Schneider, a copy of original by George Catlin.

ID: 5825 ~ Source: Painting in the collection of the Louisiana State Museum. Image file courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MarieLaveau_(Frank_Schneider).png. ~ Creator: Frank Schneider, painter ~ Date: 1920

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This file appears in: The Church: Marie Laveau at St. Louis Cathedral

The Church: Marie Laveau at St. Louis Cathedral

By August Darbonne & Kathryn O'Dwyer, editor

Marie Laveau was a devout Catholic throughout her life. Explore Laveau’s connections to the St. Louis Cathedral and Vodou’s relationship to the Catholic Church.