Perhaps the most unique cemetery in New Orleans. Sadly, the qualities that back up that claim are now off-limits to the public. Vandalism, disrespectful tourists, and the elements have resulted in the chapel and it's amazing offering room being closed to visitors. It remains a picturesque cemetery in a historic neighborhood, and the story of St. Roch Cemetery is such a powerful one, that there is an annual pilgrimage on Easter to all of the stations of the cross that encircle the cemetery. Patrons used to crawl on their knees to the chapel from the front gates to mimic Christ's suffering. Which such self-sacrifice and devotion, the grounds embody a unique spiritualism that touches the hardest of hearts.
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