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Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France The first cathedral west of the Mississippi / _self Our newly renovated Old Cathedral Museum is now open! Visit us and explore our historic legacy of faith.
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The Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France (French: Cathédrale Saint-Louis-Roi-de-France de Saint-Louis), formerly the Cathedral of Saint Louis, and colloquially the Old Cathedral, is a Catholic church in St. Louis, Missouri. [1]
We are pleased to offer tours of the Old Cathedral and the newly renovated Museum on the first Sunday of the month following the noon Mass. Free and open to the public - no registration required. Old Cathedral Group Tours
Brief History of the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis. Even before Archbishop John J. Glennon announced “I propose to build a temple in the name of the Lord my God,” in February of 1905, plans for a new Cathedral for the Archdiocese of Saint Louis were already underway.
Today, visitors to the church are transported back to the early days of St. Louis’ founding following Pierre Laclede’s dedication of the small riverfront settlement to the patronage of Saint Louis, King of France. The structure of the Old Cathedral, completed in the autumn of 1834, is 136 feet long, 84 feet wide and sweeps to a height of 40 ...
Basilica of St. Louis, King of France. The parish of the Old Cathedral is a Catholic community that was established in 1770 to serve the needs of the early citizens of St. Louis.
The Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France, also known as the “Old Cathedral,” was established in 1764 by Pierre Laclede and Auguste Chouteau, who founded the city of St. Louis only one year earlier. The Old Cathedral was the first Catholic church, and the first church of any denomination, established west of the Mississippi River.