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St. Louis Cathedral
The Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France, also
called St. Louis Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Louis,
Roi-de-France, Spanish: Catedral de San Luis), is the seat of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans and is the oldest cathedral
in what would become the United States. The first church on the site
was built in 1718; the third, built in 1789, was raised to cathedral
rank in 1793. The cathedral was expanded and largely rebuilt in 1850,
with little of the 1789 structure remaining.
Three Roman Catholic churches have stood on the site since 1718,
when the city was founded. The first was a crude wooden structure in
the early days of the French colony. As the French were Catholic,
their church was prominently located on the town square. Construction
of a larger brick and timber church was begun in 1725 and was
completed in 1727. Along with numerous other buildings, the church was
destroyed in the Great New Orleans Fire (1788) on Good Friday, March
21, 1788. The cornerstone of a new church was laid in 1789 and the
building was completed in 1794. In 1793 Saint Louis Church was
elevated to cathedral rank as the See of the Diocese of New Orleans,
making it one of the oldest cathedrals in the United States. In 1819,
a central tower with the clock and bell was added.
Photo 153, Nov 2018
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