Email us any questions you may have about Nonco and we will try to answer them for you.

Questions we have received:


Where is Nonco buried? 

ANSWER:  Nonco is buried in the St. John Francis Regis Cemetery on Main Street, in Arnaudville, Louisiana.  He is in the smallest closed mausoleum in Crypt 7.


Does Nonco still have living family members in Beaucens, France?  If so, what relationship? 

ANSWER:  Please open the Essay Page.  Mrs. Genevieve Hardy Angelle, a relative of Nonco, wrote about Nonco's relatives in France. Also, visit the "French Connection" page on this website for images from Nonco's first church parish.


What does "Nonco" mean? 

ANSWER:  The French name for  uncle is "Nonc."  The first syllable of "Auguste" is pronounced  "O."   Nonco informally signed his name "Nonc'O"; so, we assume that over the years family and friends began to refer to him as Nonco (pronounced "No Co")


Do  we know what attracted the Pelafigue Family to America and finally Arnaudville?  

ANSWER:  We do not know at this time.  We can assume that with French pastors in Arnaudville, information about the area was known in Beaucens, France.  Pastors who served in the time period according to the Diocese of Lafayette records:

Reverend Charles Denoyel, 1875 - 1894 and Reverend Jean Baptiste Morin, 1894 - 1909


Why was Auguste "Nonco" Pelafigue awarded the Papal Decree? 

ANSWER:  Click Here to read more.


When did Nonco live? 

ANSWER:  Nonco was born in France on January 10, 1888.  He died on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 6, 1977.

Where did Nonco live?

From the time he was almost 2 years old, Nonco lived in Arnaudville.  In his last years, he live in Lafayette in a nursing home, where he died. His little cabin still stands off of Division Road, Highway 686, on Sam Hardy Lane.  In 2018, the Nonco House received some much needed renovations. The house is situated on the property of Gary and Kirk Hebert, brothers and great nephews of Nonco.


Left - Mausoleum where Nonco is interred in Crypt #7.
Right - The crypt where Nonco's body is buried.  Visitors bring flowers and leave various items.
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