FIRST - Church in St. Louis
Posted by: BruceS
N 38° 37.430 W 090° 11.244
15S E 744854 N 4278787
The Basilica of St. Louis, King of France or "Old Catheral" sits on the site of the first church in St. Louis.
Waymark Code: WMJVB
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 07/31/2006
Views: 34
Basilica of Saint Louis, King
"On this location the first church in St. Louis, a small wood
structure was blessed on June 24, 1770. Six years later it was replaced by
a larger church of white oak timbers blessed and used for the divine service for
the first time in early summer of 1776. It also served as the cathedral
for the installation of Bishop Louis DuBourg, the Bishop of Louisiana and the
Floridas, who took up residence here January 5, 1818. Little more than two
months later on March 29, 1818, the cornerstone for a brick cathedral was
blessed and placed. The brick cathedral destined to remain unfinished was
supplanted by the present stone church. Bishop Joseph Rosati CM blessed
the cornerstone on August 1, 1831 and solemnly consecrated this church on
October 26, 1834. On October 18, 1914, the title of "Cathedral" ceased
when the present cathedral located on the western edge of the city was blessed.
However, on January 25, 1961, Pope John XXIII designated this historic
church a Basilica, thereby conferring on it worldwide recognition, today this is
the Basilica of Saint Louis, King Populary"
The Old Cathedral
~text of plaque
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