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	Topics Basilica of St. Louis, King of France Topic Home The Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France, formerly the Cathedral of Saint Louis, and colloquially the Old Cathedral, was consecrated in 1834. It was the first cathedralCathedral A cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Anglican... west of the Mississippi RiverMississippi River The Mississippi River, derived from the old Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning 'great river' , is the longest river in the U... and until 1845 the only parish churchParish church A parish church, in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative uni... in the city of St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis, Missouri St. Louis , sometimes written Saint Louis, encompasses an independent city in the U.S.... . It is one of two basilicaBasilica The Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a Roman public building , usually located at the centre of a Roman... s in St. Louis, and is named after Louis IX of FranceLouis IX of France King Louis IX of France or Saint Louis was King of France from 1226 until his death.... , the namesakeNamesake If a person, place, or thing is named after a different person, place, or thing, then one is said to be the namesake of the ... of Saint Louis. It is located on the historic riverfront of Saint Louis, near the Gateway ArchJefferson National Expansion Memorial The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial is located in St.... . Because of the historical significance of the church, it was left intact while the neighboring buildings were all torn down to make way for the Gateway Arch. The church is especially noted for its neo-classical marble altars, a painting given by Louis XVIII of FranceLouis XVIII of France Louis XVIII was King of France and Navarre from 1814 until his death in 1824, with a brief break in 1815 due to Napoleon's... of a vision of Saint Louis, and an accurate copy of the painting of the Crucifixion by Diego VelázquezDiego Velázquez Diego Rodrguez de Silva y Velzquez, commonly referred to as Diego Velzquez, was a Spanish painter, the leading artist ... . The church basement has a number of artifacts associated with the history of the Diocese (and later, Archdiocese) of St. LouisRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis Summary The Archdiocese of Saint Louis is the Roman Catholic archdiocese that covers the... . Bishop Joseph RosatiJoseph Rosati Joseph Rosati was a U.S. Catholic bishop.... , who had the Old Cathedral built, is buried within a vault underneath the sanctuary. History The church is the only building that is in its original location that tracks back to the founding of St. Louis in 1764. Pierre LacledePierre Laclède Pierre Laclde or Pierre Laclde Liguest was a French fur trader, who, with his young assistant and "stepson" Auguste Ch... who established the town dedicated the square just west of his home. A small log house was built on the site in 1770. A cemetery was established on the side of the building in which all the early founders of St. Louis were buried. Pedro Piernas, the lieutenant governor of all of the Louisiana PurchaseLouisiana Purchase The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of more than 530,000,000 acres of territory from France in... area north of modern day LouisianaFacts About Louisiana cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"> Louisiana is a Southern state of the United States of America. ... , donated the bell (which is still visible in the Cathedral museum. In 1826 after the establishment of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint LouisRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis The Archdiocese of Saint Louis is the Roman Catholic archdiocese that covers the... , the first bishop Joseph RosatiJoseph Rosati Joseph Rosati was a U.S. Catholic bishop.... laid a cornerstone for the building in 1831. It was dedicated in 1834 and was the first Cathedral west of the Mississippi RiverMississippi River The Mississippi River, derived from the old Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning 'great river' , is the longest river in the U... . It was designed by the firm of Lavielle and Morton, which also designed the early buildings at Jefferson Barracks as well as the 1826 courthouse on the Old CourthouseOld Courthouse The Old Courthouse was a combination federal and state courthouse in St.... site. The firm is reported to the first architect firm west of the Mississippi River above New Orleans. Joseph Laveille as street commissioner in 1823-26 was the one who devised the city's street name grid with ordinal numbers for north south streets and arboral names for the east-west streets. Engraved in gold over the entrance are the words "In Honorem S. Ludovici. Deo Uni et Trino Dicatum. A. MDCCCXXXIV" which translates into "In honor of St. Louis. Dedicated to the One and TriuneTriune Triune can refer to:Trinity refers to the Unity in Christianity; many other religions and mythologies also have Triple dei... God. 1834.". The Hebrew name for YahwehYahweh Yahweh and Jehovah are two different English transcriptions of '... is above the engraving on the main entrance. The first meeting of the St. Vincent de Paul Society in the United States was held at the Cathedral in 1845. In the 1840s and 1850s, bodies in the cemetery were moved to the Bellefontaine Cemetery. In 1914 a new larger church New Cathedral was built on Lindell Boulevard. On ChristmasChristmas Christmas* is a holiday on the Christian calendar, celebrating the birth of Jesus.... 1922, a High Mass was broadcast on KSDKSD KSD is a country music radio station in St.... and is claimed to be the first broadcast a Holy Mass over the radioRadio Radio is the wireless transmission of signals, by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of light.... . In 1936 when the City of St. Louis and the United States government began buying the entire original town plat of St. Louis to form, the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, the church was the only structure that was not sold. On January 26, 1961 Pope John XXIIIPope John XXIII Summary Blessed Pope John XXIII , , born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli , he was elected as the 261st Pope of the Catholic Church an... designated it a BasilicaBasilica The Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a Roman public building , usually located at the centre of a Roman... , giving it the present name, the Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France External links , from the website of the St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission