St. Augustine Catholic Church
A Historical Background
The plot of land that is home to St. Augustine Church in New Orleans was originally a plantation estate. Claude and Julie Treme owned the land, and sought a profit through the selling of land divisions to people who migrated to New Orleans from Haiti. In 1874, Jeanne Marie Aliquot purchased the land and created the first Catholic Church for free people of color, and a small number of slaves in the City of New Orleans.
The Ursuline nuns had possession over the property in 1836, and donated the plot after the free people of color gained permission to have their own church. Several adversities were faced due to how much racial tension existed at this time in history. Several free people of color bought pews in the church for their family members, yet white people in the neighborhood sought to purchase a greater number. However, the free people of color bought more pews, as they purchases three pews to every white person. Pews were given to slaves as a safe haven for worship.
This is a church of significant, and important history. Not only in St. Augustine Church a place of divine worship, but it is also a historical gem for the city of New Orleans.
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