The resting place of the dead. Saint Roch (pronounce rock) Chapel and Cemetery at 1725 St. Roch Ave., is the home of the National Shrine of Saint Roch, patron saint of miraculous cures. The little room off to the right of the chapel, houses the tales of cures and answered prayers. The tradition is to leave behind your distress with gratitude for recovery. Honoring death has always been a strong character trait of New Orleans. Burial plots became known as "cities of the dead." Walking through the twisted paths of this special place you will feel the spirit and tradition of New Orleans. For the "cities of the dead" are very alluring but beware of the living as well as the dead!!! DON"T GO ALONE!!!
The soul should always stand ajar,
that if the heaven inquire,
He will not be obliged to wait,
or shy of troubling her.
Depart, before the host has slid
the bolt upon the door,
to seek for the accomplished guest,
her visitor no more......Emily Dickinson
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