Sun 2 Apr 2006
Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis
Growing up in St. Louis I always regarded the “New Cathedral” as just another large church, built a few miles away from the “Old Cathedral.” Cathy’s parents married in the new one, and I thought that fact alone was its most interesting feature. So when Mom suggested we take Bartek to see it I was curious to compare it to other Central European cathedrals.
It is completely amazing!
The entire ceiling is covered with mosaics, and its size is comparable to many of the other major cathedrals in Europe. Two things distinguish it over European cathedrals. The mosaics form an understandable story of God’s plan toward man. You can see the story in the pictures. The other thing is that it’s in English! I can read the writing on the walls.
April 3rd, 2006 at 8:48 pm
Just me, but I totally agree. The STL Cathedral stands tall and people of STL sometimes don’t totally appreciate its beauty as it compares to other Cathedrals of Europe. I passed it by for a number of years. Every year for a number of years now, we go to the Cathedral in December to hear the STL Orchestra and Central Presb.’s great choir play and sing the glorious carols of Christmas. It is awesome!
April 6th, 2006 at 1:37 am
Wowzer… Its so loverly and at the same time intimidating. I wonder how old it it?