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It is the seat of the Archdiocese of New Orleans and is the oldest cathedral in continuous use in the United States alongside the Royal Presidio Chapel in Monterey, California. [1] It is dedicated to Saint Louis, also known as King Louis IX of France. The first church on the site was built in 1718; the third, under the Spanish rule, built in ...
Our History. The site of the Cathedral-Basilica of St. Louis, King of France, has been the center of worship for the Catholic faithful in New Orleans since the founding of our city in 1718. The first permanent church, built in 1727, was burned in the fire of 1788.
2 Οκτ 2024 · St. Louis Cathedral’s contemporary design, with its mélange of Greek Revival, Gothic and Renaissance motifs, stunned New Orleans in 1849. The heart of a large Catholic community, the cathedral today symbolizes New Orleans’ long cultural ties to Catholicism.
St. Louis Cathedral: The Heart and Soul of New Orleans. Few cities in the world are so identified by a single building as is New Orleans. The image of St. Louis Cathedral and its position overlooking Jackson Square represent our city like no other place.
The Saint Louis Cathedral is an iconic fixture of the New Orleans landscape. The present structure is at least the third building to serve as a Catholic church here since the French occupied the territory in 1718.
Truly, this is the heart of old New Orleans. The Cathedral-Basilica of St. Louis King of France is the oldest Catholic Cathedral Faith Community in America.
6 Σεπ 2021 · For nearly 300 years, a Catholic Church has stood on the site of the iconic Saint Louis Cathedral at Jackson Square in New Orleans. That long history makes it the oldest continuously operating Roman Catholic Cathedral in the United States.
