Mortuary Chapel

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  • Address
    411 N Rampart St, Tremé District
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  • Phone
    504 525 1551
  • Transport
    bus: 88

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An unfounded fear of yellow-fever contagion led the city to forbid funerals for fever victims at the St Louis Cathedral. Built in 1826 near St Louis Cemetery No 1, the Mortuary Chapel offered hasty services to victims, as its bell tolled constantly during epidemics. In 1931, it was renamed Our Lady of Guadeloupe Church.

Inside the chapel, you'll see a statue of St Jude, patron saint of impossible cases, and a curious statue of St Expedite, a saint who probably never existed (on the plaque there are quotation marks around his name).