Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France

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The Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France—often called the Old Cathedral—is a historic Catholic church in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, renowned as one of the city’s oldest surviving buildings and a prominent example of early American religious architecture.

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instanceOf Roman Catholic basilica ⓘ
church building ⓘ
historic landmark ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Old Cathedral ⓘ
architect George Morton ⓘ
architecturalStyle Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
cathedralStatusEnded 1914 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
currentBuildingCompleted 1834 ⓘ
currentStructureReplaced earlier log church ⓘ
dateAddedToNRHP October 15, 1966 ⓘ
dedicatedTo Saint Louis, King of France ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis ⓘ
elevationToBasilicaDate 1961 ⓘ
firstStoneChurchCompleted 1818 ⓘ
floorCount 1 ⓘ
formerStatus cathedral of the Diocese of St. Louis ⓘ
foundingDate 1770 ⓘ
governingBody Archdiocese of St. Louis ⓘ
groundbreakingDate 1831 ⓘ
hasDome no ⓘ
hasFunction historic site ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
hasSpire yes ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ
isOneOf oldest Catholic cathedrals west of the Mississippi River ⓘ
oldest surviving buildings in St. Louis ⓘ
isPartOf Roman Catholic Church in Missouri ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy English ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Gateway Arch National Park ⓘ
Missouri ⓘ
St. Louis ⓘ
linked to: Saint Louis

downtown St. Louis ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
namedAfter Louis IX of France ⓘ
near Gateway Arch ⓘ
NRHPReferenceNumber 66000946 ⓘ
numberOfSpires 1 ⓘ
overlooks Mississippi River ⓘ
parishEstablished 1770 ⓘ
region Midwestern United States ⓘ
replacedBy Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis ⓘ
rite Latin Rite ⓘ
status minor basilica ⓘ
parish church ⓘ

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis → formerCathedral → Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France ⓘ
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis → hasMinorBasilica → Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France ⓘ
National Historic Landmarks in Missouri → contains → Old Cathedral (Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France) (if designated as NHL) ⓘ
linked to: Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France