St. Landry, Bishop of Seez The earliest record found of a person named Landry was in the 5th Century ca.450 in the person of ST. LANDRY 3rd BISHOP OF SEEZ who died on March 4, 480 and whose feast day is July 16th.
Saint Landry was the 3rd bishop of Seez, successor of Saint Sigibold. Himself successor of Saint Latrium, first occupant of the Episcopal See from the year 400 to the year 440. He lived in great sanctity and was responsible for great progress of Christianity in his diocese.
It appears that this was done in spite of great resistance, because in his legend, it is said that he was placed in a barrel filled with flax combs and rolled from the top to the bottom of a mountain. Nevertheless, this fact is not ascertained and he died at a great age on March 4, 480, in the arms of Saint Contest, Bishop of Bayeux, who happened to be in Seez at the time. He was buried in his cathedral dedicated to the Virgin. It is not the magnificent gothic building, which can be seen nowadays, because the one in which Saint Landry rested was destroyed in 878, during the invasion by the Saxons.
The commemoration of such a good pastor, said father BLIN (1) could not perish; consequently we can see in the "Martyrology of Ainon" that as soon as the XIe century there was a Saint's day on July 16, in honor of this Saint.
His Lordship Focoal, witness of the veneration of the people for Saint Landry, inserted in a Breviary a double service in his honor. This office has been recited in the diocese until 1864. In all the churches, the following prayer was said
- "Lord Almighty, who had tested the faith of the Blessed Saint Landry and rewarded his piety, enliven us with a great zeal in order to work, in following his example, for our sanctification, and substain our weakness, with the help of the prayers of your faithful servant. Grant us this grace, by Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."
(Source: Life of the Saints of the Diocese of Seez (Volume 1, 178)
LANDRI, MAYOR OF THE PALACE (539 A.D.) Another early historical account of a LANDRY can be found in 6th century (593 A.D.), the person of "Landri", "Mayor of the Palace", military leader and advisor of Clotaire II. Clotaire II was a descendant of Childeric I (437-481 A.D.) who was the first king of the Franks.
ST. LANDRY (LANDERICUS), Bishop of Paris (650-661) is the third Landry recorded in history., and it is he, in whose honor both the Church of Saint Landry and the civil parish of Saint Landry were named.
ST. LANDRY, Bishop (Abbott) of Metz (or LANDERICUS of Metz) is the fourth Landry recorded in history.
ST. LANDRY, CURE DE LANSVILLARD, - (ST. LANDERICUS M. OSB), The fifth Landry recorded was a Benedictine monk of Novalise in Savoy.
LaTour-Landry, famous arthur of a book entitled "The Knight od La Tour-Landry and His Book For His Daughters"
Pierre Landry (1603-1701) He was employed by booksellers and engraved a number of frontispieces, portraits and other subjects. His best prints are his portraits among which is one of Charles de Bourbon, Bishop of Roissons, done in 1660.
Rene Landry l'aine (1618--) Arrived in Acadia in 1640 from LaChausee, France, and married Perrine Bourg. He is the progenitor of one line of Landrys in Canada.
Rene Landry le Jeune (1634--) He is considered to be the progenitor of the Landrys of Maritime provinces in Canada and ultimately that of a large group of Landrys in Louisiana.
Alexis Landry (1721-1798), founder of Caraquet. He was the son of Jean Landry and Claire LeBlanc. He was born at St. Charles-des-Mines and married at Beausejour in 1745 to Marie Anne Theriault, daughter of Claude Theriault and Marguerite Cormier. He died at Caraquet where his tomb and marker can be found at the Sanctuary of Saint Anne.
Firmin Landry (1728--) One of the many Acadian exiles from the Great Expulsion.of 1755. He and his family were exiled to Maryland for eleven years and eventually found their way to Louisiana. He is considered the progenitor of the Landry clan in the Attakapas region of southwest Louisiana.
Joseph Alexandre Landry (1750-1814) Louisiana planter, soldier, and politician.
Blessed Pierre Landry (1762-1792) elevated to the status of Blessed or Beatified in 1926 places him amongst the most notable Landrys in history.
Captain Pierre Joseph Landry (1770-1843), Commander of a company in the 8th Louisiana Regiment in the War of 1812 (Battle of New Orleans) and a very accomplished wood carver.
Pierre Landry, dit Veilliarde (ca.1733 - 1815) Planter in the Paincourtville, La. area; established Magnolia Plantation. Pierre was the father of Henry A. Landry.
Henry A. Landry, (1781-1856) born in St. James Parish, La. He is known as the builder of Armelise Plantation, owner of the coastal resort Trade Wind Hotel, and victim of the 1856 hurricane that destroyed Isle Dernier (Last Island).
Jean Traisimond Landry, born December 16, 1795, Ascension Parish, the son of Joseph Landry and Anne Bujol. Second lieutenant, Seventh Regiment of Louisiana Militia, War of 1812; appointed paymaster in Sixth Regiment of Ascension Militia, May 1814; commanded the militia company, December, 1814; helped form the partnership to manage New Hope Plantation, January 25, 1817. acquired share of plantation, March, 1821. Elected state representative, July 1824. On August 11, 1825 married Modeste Braud, widow of his brother, Achille. Owned several sugar plantations on both banks of the Mississippi River. Resigned as respresentative in 1831; delegate to Democratic Convention, 1828 and 1836; elected to state senate in 1832; elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana in 1846. Served as colonel in militia during Cival War. Died Oct. 1, 1873; interred in the Church of the Ascension Cemetery, Donaldsonville, La.
Joseph Aristide Landry (1817-1881) born near Donaldsonville, La., the son of Narcisse Landry and Marie Henriette Blanchard. Attended school in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Married Anne Estelle Landry in 1838. Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1840 and was elected as a Whig to the Thiry-second Congress of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1851 to 1853.President , police jury of Ascension Parish, 1861. Before the Cival War, he was first sergeant of the Chasseurs de l'Acension, and later was attached to Company B of the Cannoneers of Donaldsonville, but the company was disbanded before being called in the Confederate service. Died near Donaldsonville, La. on March 9, 1881.
Colonel Joseph Octave Landry, born in St. Martin Parish, La. on February 11, 1834, the son of Joseph Adolphe Landry and Arthemise Leblanc. Joseph was an Ascension Parish sugar broker prior to the Cival War. Commanded battalion in state militia, 1861-1862. Elected lieutenant colonel, Twenty-ninth Louisiana Infantry, May 3, 1862; He was captured and paroled at Vicksburg. Promoted to rank of Colonel, February 4, 1864. Temporialy lieutenant colonel, Twenty-second Louisiana Consolidated Infantry from January 26, 1864 to May 1864. City controller in New Orleans after the war. Administrator of commerce for city of New Orleans in 1870's. Joseph was "over 6 feet in statue, robust and red faced in proportion, and is physically one of the most powerful men in the state". Joseph was married to Marie Estelle Viator and records show them to have 8 children. He died in 1889 and is buried in the St. Louis Cemetery in New Orleans.
Pierre"Caliste" Landry, born in 1841 in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, the son of a slave. Self educated, he became a political and relgious figure in the late 1800's.
Jean Traisimond Landry elected Leuitenant Governor of Louisiana in 1845.
Israel J.D. Landry, founder of the first French language newspaper Le Moniteur Acadien in the Atlantic provinces published in Shediac in 1867. The paper was later bought and managed by Ferdinand J. Robidoux (1849-1921).
Sir Pierre Amand Landry, born in 1846 in Memramcook, New Brunswick. He was a particular outstanding representative of the Acadian people, being the FIRST at many things.
Aguste Charles Phillipe Robert Landry (1846-?), His father was a surgeon of the Province of Quebec and one of the founders of Laval University. Auguste was assistant professor of Chemistry at Laval University from 1865 to 1867. He is the author of many books, among which is "Traite Populaire l'agriculture Theorique Practique".
Joseph Paul Landry Sr. (1853-?), founder of Halfway Plantation in Terrebonne Parish, La. and owners of one of the first oilwells there in 1917 called the Wildcat.
Luke Valcour Landry, Jr. (1873-1963), Noted Attorney and father of Gen. Robert B. Landry.
Lord Beaconsfield Landry, born March 11, 1878 the son of Pierre Landry in Donaldsonville, La. Educator of local schools and universities. In 1904, enrolled at Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, receiving his MD degree in 1908. Practiced medicine in Algiers (New Orleans). Died in 1934.
Paul Anthony "Tony" Landry, born March 30, 1878, in New Iberia, La. the son of Alphonse Landry and Clara Comeaux. Married April 24, 1902, Emma Segura, daughter of Pierre H. Segura and Cora Smith. Practiced mercantile business in New Iberia, La. Served as Sheriff of Iberia Parish 1916-1940.
Dr.Paul Bernard Landry born 1880 in Iberia Parish, La. practiced private and military medicine.
Jean-Marie Landry Pioneer and Aviator.
General Robert B. Landry served on the White House Staff of President Harry S. Truman.
Dr. Adrian A. Landry, Physician and Sugar Planter. Born December 4, 1873, in Paincourtville, La., the son of Desiree Pierre Landry and Cordelia Dugas. Desiree was a sugar planter in the Paincourtville area and had ties to Nottoway Plantation.
Dr. Thomas Ray Landry, Educator and Administrator. Born 1909 in Plaquamine, Iberville Parish, La.
Tom Landry, Born September 11, 1924, in Mission, Texas. Coach of The Dallas Cowboys 1960-1988. Noted for impassive, sideline demeanor. Perfected flex defense, multiple offense, revived shotgun (spread) offense.
29-year tenure with one team tied NFL record. Career record: 270-178-6. 270 wins third most ever. He had 20 straight winning seasons, five NFC titles, and two Super Bowl wins. Before coaching the Dallas Cowboys, he was a defensive back, punter with Yankees (AAFC), Giants (NFL), 1949-1955.
Ali Landry Miss USA 1996
