St. Francis de Sales Dedicated rau 1908

Nyob rau lub kaum ib hlis 1908, peb bishops thiab ib abbot St nplooj siab. Francis de Sales Church, “cov Cathedral rau sab qab zog me nyuam. Louis”. Ua tau los pab cov neeg nyob German Catholic cog hauv St. Louis, lub tsev teev ntuj loj loj yuav tau ua rau ntau tsev neeg xws li kuv yawg tsev, Eduard thiab Magdalena Mosblech, thiab lawv 14 cov me nyuam.

Cov me nyuam. Louis Archdiocese dedicated the church with great fanfare on a major United States holiday. Bishop Jansen of Belleville, Illinois officiated the dedication ceremony. 1908 was still the era of the Latin Mass in the Catholic Church. Bishop Kondelka of Cincinnati, Ohio officiated the mass.

Two sermons were delivered on this day. Bishop Meerschaert of Oklahoma delivered the sermon in English. Abbott Ignatius of Arkansas delivered the sermon in German, which would be the primary language of the sermons at St. Francis de Sales Church.

Tus 220 feet wide, 78 feet long church could seat 1,400 people. It’s spire was the tallest in St. Louis tom 287 ko taw. Previously St. Alphonsus the Rock Church had the tallest spire.

My great grandparents began attending this church around this time. All their children including my grandmother Alvina Ellis were baptized at this church.

Nyob rau hauv kaum ib hlis 1938, my grandparents were married at this church. A great deal of our families’ faith heritage is tied to this beautiful building.

109 xyoo tom qab, St. Francis de Sales Church is an oratory run by the Institute of Christ the King Priest, who are dedicated to preserving the Latin Mass. When I recently attended a mass in March 2017, the church was full. My strong hope is this church will be preserved for future generations.

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Tau qhov twg los: St. Louis Dispatch tom qab, Kaum ib hlis 22, 1904 ib tsab, p. 24

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