This church, which is a lovely lemon yellow shade, was the first built after the Acadians landed in Louisiana. It has lovely architecture, Catholic images, and a beautiful shrine for Mary. The pulpit is elevated, with a charmingly old design. There are doors to the pews, and white pillars. You will love this charming church.
St. Martin de Tours Church is beautiful and serene. Built in the late 1700's, early Acadians worshipped here. Feel free to tour the inside ( it's free, but donations are welcomed), and take notice of the pew end doors, with name plates. During these early times, parishioners would make large donations, thus having a row of pews assigned with their name, for a year. Exterior construction is taking place now. If you're in town, take a moment and visit. Hope this helpful. Have a quick lunch at the Kajun King, across the street.
St. Martin de Tours is one of the most beautiful churches you will find anywhere in the world. It is very picturesque and you can also go inside for a brief tour. The Evangeline Oak is right around the corner , too and there are a few restaurants on the square.......
This old Catholic church in the heart of St. Martinville is always open to visitors and is a lovely place to visit even for non-catholics. The grounds around the church are the burial sites of some of its former pastors as well as home to the statue of Evangeline, heroine of the Henry Wadworth Longfellow epic poem. This is just a piece of the fascinating history of the area.
This church has a lot of history behind it. The pews have little gates at the aisle and the most interesting perch from which the mass is said. This building is right in the center of town and close to the Evangeline Oak. It also houses many historic records.
A small country church but with a very interesting history. Don't make a special trip to see this but if you are in the area and have some time then be sure to visit. A lot of features and detail I have not seen elsewhere.
This old church, the center of St. Martinsville, has many beautiful sculptures and stained glass windows. Very much worth seeing.
Open all day, you are free to wonder in the church on your own. It was built in the mid-1700's and still retains much of the old interior. I would have like a printed page of info about the church but there was none.
I love St Martinville. Not only is a historic town, but also very quaint with shops and Evangeline/Acadian sights and stories. The church is beautiful, and highlights our Acadian heritage.
with all the rain and such (termites, etc) who would have thought it would still be standing it is a lovely church rather folkloric in taste a relative of Hawaiian churches enjoyed discovering different things, like the saint of dogs statue