The first Roman Catholic Church in the Bon Secour area was built on the south side of the river on land near the LaCoste home.
It is generally thought the church site was a gift of the LaCoste family. This church, Our Lady of Good Health, was dedicated about 1890 by Bishop O'Sullivan according to his diary. Before that Mass had been said in either the Cook or the LaCoste home.
This church served its congregation well for many years. It was damaged in the storm of 1917.
After that it was carefully dismantled and carried across the river piece by piece and reassembled on land given by Mrs. Odile Cook Bertrand. It is built on the spot on which the Nichlos Cook house stood. Only the name was changed, for Mrs. Bertrand requested upon giving the property that the church henceforth be called Our Lady of Bon Secour.
Our Lady of Bon Secour
17263 County Road 49 South
PO Box 206
Magnolia Springs AL 36555
From Foley, take Highway 59 south to Highway 10, then go west. Follow road signs to church.
