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St. Roch Cemetery Tour Save Our Cemeteries
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9 Ratings
New Orleans
Save Our Cemeteries is the SINGLE non-profit touring agency in New Orleans. Our excursions are intimate and historically accurate. A share of your ticket cost aids in the Restoration and Preservation of our native Cities of the Dead.
Save Our Cemeteries is the SINGLE non-profit touring agency in New Orleans. Our excursions are intimate and historically accurate. A share of your ticket cost aids in the Restoration and Preservation of our native Cities of the Dead.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- St Roch Cemetery No. 1 ~ Campo Santo - St. Roch Cemetery, founded in 1874, was established by the Rev. Peter Leonard Thevis. According to legend, during the deadly outbreak of yellow fever in 1868, Rev. Thevis prayed to St. Roch, the Patron Saint of Good Health, and vowed to build a chapel to the Saint if his congregation was spared. When no one…
- St Roch Cemetery No. 1 ~ Campo Santo - St. Roch Cemetery, founded in 1874, was established by the Rev. Peter Leonard Thevis. According to legend, during the deadly outbreak of yellow fever in 1868, Rev. Thevis prayed to St. Roch, the Patron Saint of Good Health, and vowed to build a chapel to the Saint if his congregation was spared. When no one died, a shrine and a chapel were built.
St. Roch Cemetery is unique in that it has the Stations of the Cross depicted with statuary carved in Italy by the workshop of Italian sculptor Enrico Arrighini. An annual procession of the 14 stations is still celebrated every year on Good Friday.
There must be a minimum of 4 guests signed up to take this tour. If it is cancelled you will receive an email.
What's Included
- All-inclusive fees
- All-inclusive fees
What's Not Included
- Gratuities for the Guide are not included.
- Gratuities for the Guide are not included.
Location
St Roch Cemetery No. 1 ~ Campo Santo
Saint Roch Avenue
The guide will meet you at the front gate on St. Roch Ave.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(9 Ratings)
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Kaila_s
Nov 3, 2024
Will book with save our cemeteries again. - Amazing. The cemetery is so beautiful and the guide was very knowledgeable. The shrine in the chapel is very moving.
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Nichole_w
Nov 2, 2024
Don’t miss out! - Cemetery was beautiful and our tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Definitely recommend!
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Randy_j
Nov 12, 2023
Roch - Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and had great people skills. We were happy with our experience.
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388wrenb
Sep 28, 2023
Highly Recommended - Our tour was amazing and our guide Liz Reed was adorable, and informative and so patient awhile my friend and I took hundreds of photos in the St Roch chapel!!! Highly recommend the tour and I’d you can request Liz I encourage you to!!!
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Synita_w
Jul 23, 2023
Such a special place...Leslie was the cherry on top! - Incredible experience...it was exactly what we hoped for when we booked this tour. We are glad we chose this tour and wished we could have taken Leslie with us on a tour of all the cemeteries. Thank you for giving us so much insight! We loved that our money goes toward upkeep of the cemetery. Keep up the great work!
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Teresa_n
Jan 8, 2023
Wonderful tour! - Our guide was wonderful. She was very knowledgeable not only about cemeteries, but New Orleans as well. I definitely recommend this tour.
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221bree
Jun 16, 2022
This is the Company to Use! - It was a cemetery I always wanted to make it over to but finally made the call when they offered a tour again [I enjoy getting the details just walking around doesn't offer]. I love that the small ticket price goes to preserving the amazing cemeteries around New Orleans. Our tour guide was personable, funny, and passionate about being there despite the heat. This was my second Save Our Cemeteries event I attend and I haven't been disappointed!
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Susanhc4266ih
Dec 20, 2021
St. Roch Cemetery Tour - We had an excellent tour of St. Roch Cemetery in the St. Roch neighborhood. Our guide was Dana Criswell. She is very knowledgeable, has an engaging personality, and lives in the neighborhood. We were fortunate to have a visit inside the chapel located in St. Roch No. 1 which has had some very nice restoration work. After the tour we had a nice lunch at St. Roch Market on St. Claude. Save Our Cemeteries is an organization that everyone who cares about the history and culture of the city should support.
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D9969unandrewm
Dec 16, 2021
Amazing Tour - This was an amazing tour and worth every penny. Dana C. was the best tour guide I’ve had in a while. She was extremely knowledgeable, sociable, and engaging. Her excitement kept everyone focused and having a good time. Highly recommend and would take a different tour of theirs again.
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