The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is usually the center of St. Patrick’s Day ... “They founded the first Catholic church, the Congrégation de Saint Jean-Baptiste, and built a small wood frame ...

The artworks include a 15th-century depiction of the Virgin and Child and a 16th-century icon of Saint John the Baptist ... painted on wood... They require stable temperatures, safe conditions ...

Towering over Lafayette Square in the Historic District, the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist's Gothic towers should lure in any architecture buff. The original cathedral was established ...