St. Augustine's Seminary
This Mississippi seminary was the first in America to train Black Catholic priests.

📜 Historic seminary, first in America to train Black Catholic priests.
🔍 Founded in 1920, moved to Bay St. Louis in 1923.

Why Go

⭐ Explore a site of historic progress in the Catholic Church and significant civil rights history📚 Learn about the challenges faced by Black Catholic priests⛪ Visit the Divine Word Chapel, part of a Historic District🌳 See the Marian Lourdes Grotto and Sacred Heart Shrine, open to the public

Why Avoid

🚫 Permanently closed as a seminary.

Tips

📍 Located in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, it now serves as a retreat center and headquarters for African-American Catholic news.
📞 Lourdes Grotto open by appointment.

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