National Shrine of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos
2030 Constance St., New Orleans, LA 70130
“We fully and solely assumes that which is necessary for the canonization of Bl. Seelos, and maintain a National Shrine to house his sacred remains.”
Old Ursuline Convent Museum
1100 Chartres St., New Orleans, LA 70116
“Constructed by French Colonial Engineers under the auspices of the crown, the convent was designed in 1745 and completed in 1752-1753. Over the centuries, this building has been a convent for the Ursuline nuns, a school, an archbishop’s residence, the archdiocesan central office, a meeting place for the Louisiana Legislature.Today, together with the St. Louis Cathedral and St. Mary’s Church, it forms the Catholic Cultural Heritage Center of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.”
