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The Old Cathedral is one of the most historic buildings in St. Louis with roots dating back to 1764 when St. Louis founders Pierre Laclede and Auguste Chouteau dedicated a parcel of land to the people of St. Louis for religious purposes that was called the "church block".
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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]
The Basilica of Saint Louis, King of Franceis open: 6:45 AM to 2:00 PM, Monday-Friday 6:45 AM to 6:30 PM, Saturday 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM, Sunday.
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.
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 ...
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis is the site of the world’s largest ceiling mosaic, covering 83,000 square feet, consisting of 41.5 million hand placed glass tesserae pieces in more than 7,000 colors.
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St. Louis' earliest church and first Cathedral officially named the Basilica of St. Louis. The present structure is 165 years old and is a national monument. Museum contains the tomb of the first bishop of St. Louis and countless religious artifacts. Open daily.