Basilica of St. Louis, King of France (The Old Cathedral)

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Princeton Theological Seminary (Contributor)
Contributors: James R. Tanis (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Postcard
Language:Undetermined language
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Published: s.a.
Further subjects:B Postcards
B Catholic Church
B Fine Arts
B United States ; MO ; St. Louis
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Description
Item Description:Present church begun in 1831 on property set aside for religious use when St. Louis was founded in 1764. The Old Cathedral was once the Mother Church for a diocese almost as vast as the entire American West. "The Crucifixion" painted by Charles F. Quest, St. Louisan, is a reproduction from the original by Diego Velazques 1628-1639 now in Prado, Madrid