| Show The Church of St Louis of I France ilE old St louis I non cathedral cathedral TilE as aa the Church of St Louts Louis rf C Prance Prance-le France 1 said to be The most historIc church In time the Mississippi vat ley It stands on or near the th f site where the th first firs mass said In 10 1 St Louts lx ul was celebrated on ou starch larch 14 l 1764 a lime I lie first edifice to occupy this spot was B R i e log los structure put u up tn 1770 1779 It gave ga ea way to a second buIlt of nn and first occupied In 1770 The present church Le begun n nIn In 1831 was wal dedicate I 1 In 1834 1334 and stands today a n and historic to St Louis Loul Of tone stone con construction and well pre erred pre It Is tl fronted 1 by Ly R a row of weather beaten b aten columns column carries He Hebrew brew and und rutin I quotations over 01 er the th main portal and le III 1 topped by a steeple croDell cro Dell by the customary cross eross In side d III 1 i s width usually In proportion to Its lt length there Icing five aisles both bolh the tile altar roll rail and anti the organ loft lotI supports extend far tar out the sImple trost frostI 1 T 1 TIn In lows Jows smack of oC old time time- timeD time time-nesa D 58 an and 1 the Ole throne tn le decorated time the leur de lye of ot I France Iranee ranee Ily lIy virtue of ot tho the fact that the first BI Bishop llop of ot St I owls was a ot of Pope Gregory X M I It this It was wa the red redi I lent of ofu fuse I rs r which are sl l said to Lave uve beEn ed upon no other oilier cl ci arch In time the orld t tim the n B i lu la home One of ot the roo mot t not rol furor fOr ryas in m nce ce will whir h Is rant II ell ed If Iv lo to vl the lie sever e cr C 1 mil 1 ens ns 11 n SI c tI tIed Ills li it dule nee It Is h said inns ron b- b b gainer I bi by the 11 lice ice ce altars In ha hati hitH III ti l Ch chum tl cb-tl tl b-tl tl n i other church or cr c la 1 I so 10 o i 1 1 I t 0 IU W IT NI N 1 I cl OD I |
