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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] It was the first cathedral west of the Mississippi River and until 1844 the only parish church in St. Louis. [2]
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.
Located on Walnut Street, between 2nd and 3rd streets. A small, one acre cemetery in operation from 1771 to 1828. Many of the remains were moved to Saint Peter Cemetery in Kirkwood, Missouri in 1831. Cemeteries.
For that, Pope John XXIII designated the Old Cathedral as the “Basilica of Saint Louis, The King” in 1961. A historically significant sacred space by papal decree, it remains an active place of worship. It is still owned by the Archdiocese of St. Louis, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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 feet. The exterior stone façade and the four columns that support the Doric style portico are carved from Joliet stone, mined near Joliet, Illinois.
The first bishop of the St. Louis diocese, Joseph Rosati, began construction of a new cathedral, now the Basilica of St. Louis, King of France, to mark this growth. The cornerstone of the church was laid by Rosati during a ceremony on August 1, 1831.
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.
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