Sts Peter and Paul Church Soulard

This is my personal parish in the historic Soulard area. I have been meaning to take some pictures and post them here. However, the new website for the parish has a better showcase. Here's the link:
http://www.stspeterandpaulchurch-stlouis.net/

The picture below is of the blessed Sacrament chapel. It is really beautiful. The windows on both side of the chapel had just been recently cleaned. When the sun shines through those stained windows, I could feel the warmth of God's love and almost hear the angels singing:)



Anyway, please visit the website and enjoy viewing the photo slide and reading about the history of the church.

St Cecilia Church

St Louis Cecilia Church is a designated parish to ministry to the growing Hispanics community in St. Louis. I have not personally been to this church, although I wanted to. When I first started this blog, my goal was to go to each church and take pictures. However, I have to find time to do this, and it is almost impossible. For now, I will post these pictures grabbed from the St.Cecilia website.




St. Cecilia Church is regarded as one of the finest among the many magnificent churches in St Louis City. Quoting from their website; "The architecture is Romanesque, characterized by rounded arches. The church is constructed of brick with stone trim, and its twin though uneven steeples are a landmark, with their golden crosses. The façade and spires suggest a Gothic influence on the exterior. The church was designed by architect Henry P. Hess and built by Charles C. Kloster.

The groundbreaking for the church was January 26, 1926 and the cornerstone was laid on Pentecost Sunday, May 23, 1926. The first Mass was said on Sunday, October 2, 1927, just a few days after the devastating 1927 tornado damaged large portions of the city.

The most striking features of the interior are the sanctuary mosaics and the stained glass windows, which were executed by Emil Frei, Sr. The decoration follows the pattern of the great cathedrals, which used artistic features to impart the truths of faith."

For a virtual tour of the church, please click their history page and look for "Tour of the Church" heading. They have beautiful pictures of the mosaics, stained glass windows and the interior artistic decoration.

I will post a slide once I get the chance to go there myself.

St Louis Cathedral Basilica

I visited the Cathedral today for noon mass. I decided that this is going to be first in the Series, the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, also known as the New Cathedral. The below paragraph is from wikipedia:

"The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, commonly known as the Saint Louis Cathedral, or colloquially as the New Cathedral, in Saint Louis, Missouri, was constructed in the early 20th century in the Central West End of the city, as the archdiocesan replacement for the Church of St. Louis IX, King of France (colloquially the Old Cathedral) on the historic St. Louis riverfront since 1770.

The Cathedral of St. Louis was designated a basilica by Pope John Paul II on April 4, 1997, and on October 19, 1997, the 150th anniversary of the elevation of the Diocese of St. Louis to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint Louis, the Cathedral was elevated to a minor basilica, receiving the name it now bears.

In 1912, installation of mosaics in the interior began. Completed in 1988, it contains 41.5 million glass tesserae pieces applying over 7,000 colors. Covering 83,000 square feet (8,000 m²), it is the largest mosaic collection in the world, and was created by 20 different artists including Hildreth Meiere".

To learn more about the Cathedral History, click here.

To view the online tour, click here.


The Cathedral has a tour office for guided tour reservation.Guided Tour Schedule: Monday thru Friday 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Tour Fees: Adult $2.00 Student $1.00 There is a minimum charge of $25.00 for a Cathedral Basilica tour (self guided or Docent led). Archdiocesan schools have a special rate of $25 per class of 30 students.

St Louis Beautiful Churches

St Louis is my adopted city. It has so many beautiful churches. I have decided to start a new blog documenting the beautiful churches in the area. I will start with the Roman Catholic churches.