Rain, Rain, Go Away...Little Vannie wants to play! We are really getting the feel of South Louisiana. It's wet...very wet! Just look at this first picture. To get to the truck, Vannie had to take off her shoes and roll up her pants. But did that stop her...NOT! Get out of the way...it's play time...and V and D were not going to let a little rain stop them.
...and it was cold, too!
Champagnes is located on Lake Martin near St. Martinville, LA
Heading out into the swamp
Gators
...and more gators. Vannie said they saw at least 20.
Cormorant...Coastal birds
fish-eaters
mainly dark feathers...some are black and white
Church of St. Martin de Tours
St. Martinville, LA
4th oldest church in Louisiana
Built 1836
Robert Dafford Mural
"The Arrival of the Acadians in Louisiana"
V and D saw this in a small museum behind the church.
Statue of Evangeline (from Longfellow's poem)
located in the cemetery by the St. Martin de Tours Church
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha
Native American
Canonized 2012 by the Roman Catholic Church
Kateri is an old friend of V and D's. They were invited to a dedication of her statue at the Pueblo near Albuquerque, NM in 2013. And here she is in St. Martinville...small world!
Why is Saint Kateri Tekakwitha
ReplyDeleteNative American in a church in Cajun merovigian land saint martinville. Is she merovigian or does Mary magdalena come from aloquin tribe. Sir Kevin kehveeneh93@yahoo.com
There are many Native Americans in the area of St.Martinville. I'm assuming this statue was erected in their honor...being she is the only native American to be canonized in the Catholic Church. I am pretty sure Mary Magdeline is NOT Algonquin.
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