French Quarter Vampire: Jacque Saint Germain

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Published 2023-10-05
At the turn of the twentieth century, a mysterious man arrived in New Orleans from France. His name was Jacque Saint Germain, and he was both wealthy and handsome, exuding charm and intellect. He quickly became known amongst the high society in New Orleans for the elaborate parties he hosted at his home on Royal Street in the French Quarter. However, there was something peculiar about Saint Germain. He never seemed to eat in the presence of others, and he often regaled his guests with stories of events that had occurred centuries ago, as if he had witnessed them firsthand.

Rumors began to circulate about his origin and his eerie resemblance to the European Comte Saint Germain, a man Jacque claimed was his ancestor. But the rumors took a dark turn when reports emerged of an assault on a woman. Jacque Saint Germain had attacked her in an attempt to drink her blood. It seemed that he was, in fact, a vampire.

As mysteriously as he had arrived, Saint Germain vanished from the city, leaving behind a tale that may have helped to inspire New Orleans' reputation as a haven for the undead.

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All Comments (10)
  • @azraelinarakoczy7862
    New Orleans is definitely vampire central. I have been to this city in the years of 2013, 2015, and 2016. I can feel the ambiance of where vampires once walked. Several tourists have claimed to have been accosted by real vampires, where in another testimony, a vampire was seen flying off the Ursuline convent. I know that behind every tale and every legend, there is a basis in reality to them.
  • @JB-hl1qx
    Perfect!! I love this story. Kepp the New Orleans folkloric stories coming! Excellent video!
  • @Haleycarol
    if there were actual vampires in New Orleans, this story would be more convincing for me. if the incident with that lady happened in the 30s, then there was no denying he was a vampire. plus, he couldn't have just been a descendant from the comte, since even today, people still claim to see him in New Orleans, which has me more intrigued in learning more about this story. he is starting to remind me of Lestat in some ways. this story is the most mysterious of all vampire stories, loved the video. ❤❤
  • @mediumjennylea
    In the Woo Woo world Saint Germain is thought to be what is called an Ascended Master. Supposedly he appeared to a man in the early 1900's and gave him information. That man went on to start a spiritual movement called I Am, which led to other movements in the 20th century. I had never heard the vampire story! Super cool!
  • @kimtaylor4253
    Ive been to and stayed in New Orleans and it is a magical place saturated with more magic, mystery and more questions than answeres. The food and architecture were just as captivating as the city itself. More lore of this house of the rising sun, please sir
  • @Haleycarol
    also, many people have claimed to have seen him in recent years. One encounter is of a man who owned a business in 2002 when he saw a man come in dressed in a black coat, almost like a magician, making it weird because of how the weather was like. he was basically talking like some type of entertainer towards the owner and eventually left, and when the guy was walking down the street he turned around and saw the same guy around him, but kept walking. the more he kept walking the closer the man got closer to him. The weird part is once he met it at the door, he felt a whoosh and turned around, seeing that same man who was far behind it up to his face. according to the person who told this encounter, the man said to the owner, "You can call me Jack". this was one of the encounters that supposedly took place in 2002 that I heard from a local talking about it on YouTube. Could Jack and Jacque be the same person, its possible since other people in later years see this Jack person as well, and some of them also say he looks just like Jacques St. Germain or the Comte.
  • @stephaniefarlow1128
    The crazy thing is I was obsessed with the Vampire Diaries and the Original’s. Back then having zero idea that this stuff is real now I know it is so what I’ve recently realized is that just like in the story in the originals, Klaus and his family were created by a witch in the story I believe it was their mother, so that being said, there is a lot of films and series now that say that which is created vampires. I don’t know if this is true, but I know that they like to put in film and movies what is really happening in real life this is how they tell us what is going on. This is how we ourselves give our tacit agreement.