One thing I learned in this armpit of a city—Don’ mess with the rats. 
History
According to Angel Killer, the city of St. Roch was originally called La Moyne. In 1868 rodents carrying Yellow Fever arrived from Europe. Earlier, in the late 1300's/early 1400's, St. Roch, the person, disguised himself as a Mendicant Pilgrim and encountered a plague in a place called Aquapendente. There he first used his "power" to cure the plague using the sign of the cross (he had been born with a red cross on his chest). He proceeded to cure the plague wherever he went. In 1414 the city of Constance, which also had been affected by plague, ordered public prayers in honor of St. Roch and the plague was cured. Thus, in La Moyne, when the Yellow Fever plague occurred, the city also performed public prayer to St. Roch and, again, the plague was cured. The city of La Moyne renamed itself St. Roch in his honor.
Points of Interest
- 88 Keyes
- Bach's Bourree
- Craddock House
- Down by the Levee Retirement Community
- Downtown St. Roch
- Nightshade Apartments
- Ethon Tower
- Glen Wilson Research Center
- Le Lion D'or
- Le Moyne Paper mill
- Lure (Nightclub)
- Stonechat Museum
- St. Roch Cemetery
- St. Roch University
- Willowbrook Sanctuary
Events
- The St. Roch Jazz Festival
Residents
Heroes
- Cinnamon (19th century)
- Golden Eagle (Charley Parker)
- Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders)
- Hawkman (Carter Hall)
- Nighthawk (19th century)
Villains
- Angel Killer
- Bloque
- Fadeaway Man
- Gentleman Ghost
- Headhunter
- Helene Astar
- Hummingbird
- Jeremy Barlow
- Kristopher Renard Roderic
- Lasso
- Lion-Mane
- Manticore
- Purple Pilgrim
- Satana
- Spider II
- Thought Terror
- Trygg the Sorcerer
- Warwhip
Others
- Albert Nedal
- Billy Filmore
- Bois Garvey (19th century)
- Cyrus Evans (19th century)
- Danny Evans
- Darryl Jenkins
- Dessau
- Domina Paris
- Grubs
- Isabella
- James Wright (1917)
- Jayita Andu
- Kubert (Mayor)
- Louie Moretti (1917)
- Mark
- Matilda Dunney (19th century)
- Michael Saunders
- Oliver Evans
- Red McMurty (1917)
- Sheila Carr (1917)
- Sir Thomas Gray
- Susan Morrison
- Trina Saunders
Trivia
- The culture and architecture of St. Roch is styled after that of New Orleans, Louisiana.
- St. Roch is also the name of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police schooner, the first vessel to complete a Pacific to Atlantic voyage through the Northwest Passage.
See Also
- Appearances of St. Roch
- Location Gallery: St. Roch
- Catalogued images related to St. Roch