St. Landry Catholic Church | |
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| Location | 1020 N. Union St., Opelousas, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 30°32′34″N 92°4′45″W / 30.54278°N 92.07917°W |
| Area | 1.4 acres (0.57 ha) |
| Built | Completed April 1909 |
| Architect | T. G. Chachere; Owen & Diboll[1] |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004675[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 3, 1982 |
St. Landry Catholic Church is a historic Roman Catholic church in Opelousas, Louisiana. It is dedicated to Saint Landry of Paris (Bishop c. AD 650).[2][3] The current church building, in Gothic and Romanesque Revival style, was completed in 1909.[4] The church and cemetery were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States on May 5, 1982.[1] By 1792, the church had been renamed from the original title, "Parish Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Post of Opelousas".
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "The Mother Church of Acadiana", JStor.org, 2010, webpage: Jstor-226.
- ^ Harper, John N. (November 4, 2013). ""There are four saints named Landry in Catholicism. Who was ours?"". Daily Advertiser.
- ^ [1]"Home - St. Landry Catholic Church", 2010, webpage: SLCC-home.