Crescent City Saints: Religious Icons of New Orleans - Paperback

by Kevin J. Bozant (Author)

"Oh, When The Saints Go Marching In."You will want to be "in that number" when local author Kevin J. Bozant takes you on a spiritual journey to the glorious houses of worship, historic cemeteries and sacred national votive shrines located throughout various neighborhoods of New Orleans. With the help of over 225 photographs, you will discover the local saints and symbols which give rise to the city's celebrated street names and sanctuaries. St. Roch, St. Anthony, St. Ann, Hope, Piety, Grand Route St. John, Annunciation, Ursulines and many others are brought to life in the form of mosaics, paintings, statuary and stained glass. Explore the intricacies of the city's religious traditions including All Saints' Day, St. Joseph's Altars, "making" the nine churches, the living Stations of the Cross and Voodoo rituals along Bayou St. John. On this pilgrimage you will visit the National Shrines of St. Ann, St. Roch, Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, Our Lady of Prompt Succor, The International Shrine of St. Jude, The Grotto and Shrine of St. Frances Cabrini and the Henriette Delille Prayer Room. Discover why New Orleans is an international destination for travelers seeking spiritual awakening. A brief discussion of ecclesiastical heraldry reveals the secrets of the Pope's and Archbishop's personal coats of arms as well as the symbolism associated with the Dominicans, Franciscans, Jesuits and Redemptorists. This volume also depicts a series of artworks illustrating the life of Jesus Christ as well as a section exploring various manifestations of Our Holy Mother. Throughout this spiritual pilgrimage, you can meditate on each Station of the Cross with examples from 14 prominent New Orleans houses of worship.

Author Biography

Kevin J. Bozant was born in the Upper 9th Ward of New Orleans - as luck would have it - just a few blocks from Huerstel's Bar and Little Pete's Seafood Restaurant. He is a local writer, photographer, and graphic designer for his publishing company, Po-Boy Press - New Orleans. His professional experience included the local Warner Brothers, CW, and ABC television affiliates. Kevin specialized in color print and electronic graphics for marketing and promotional materials as well as special events coordination. He eventually became senior graphic designer for the news, sports, and weather departments. He provided technical and graphic assistance for Real New Orleans, Crescent City Country, New Orleans After Midnight, Friday Night Football, Saints Sideline, as well as Brandon Tartikoff's popular New Orleans trivia game show, N.O. It Alls. He helped developed and co-produce The Southern Garden for Vitascope Television and created the Crescent City Crier for Gambit Weekly. He is author of Port & Burgundy: A Pictorial History of St. Paul Lutheran Church in New Orleans 1840-1990; Quaint Essential New Orleans: A Crescent City Lexicon; African American New Orleans: A Guide to 100 Civil Rights, Culture, and Jazz Sites; Crescent City Soldiers: Military Monuments of New Orleans; Music Street New Orleans: A Guide to 200 Jazz, Rock, and Rhythm and Blues Sites; Crescent City Saints: Religious Icons of New Orleans; Cryptic New Orleans: Cemetery Secrets and Symbols; Rev. G. J. Wegener: His Life and Ministry in New Orleans; Walking Through New Orleans: Adventure Afoot; and New Orleans Engraved: Cemetery Elegies and Epitaphs.