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Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis / Saint Louis Cathedral
4431 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, Missouri
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis - Official Website (online July 2021)
| Denomination: |
Roman Catholic |
| Status: |
Cathedral,
minor basilica. "In 1997, the Cathedral was designated as a Cathedral Basilica by Pope John Paul II, who honored the Cathedral Basilica with a visit on his history-making visit to the United States in January of 1999." - "Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis Visitors Guide" (available June 2021) |
| Construction: |
1907-1914 |
| Architect: |
Barnett,
Haynes & Barnett |
| Style: |
Romanesque
Revival exterior ... Byzantine Revival
interior |
| Mosaics: |
"This is one of the largest collections of mosaics in the world, created by 20 different artists and covering 8,000 square feet. The installation, containing 41.5 million pieces of glass tessare employing over 7,000 colors began in 1912 and was completed in 1988 by the Ravenna Mosaic Co." - "Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis Visitors Guide" (available June 2021) |
On this page, below: |
Tiffany-designed Rose Window Granite facade ... Note rose window over the entrance  Compound arches ... Rose window designed by the Tiffany Company of New York  Rose window in choir loft ... Photo taken from the main altar at the front of the cathedral  Organ near bottom of the photo ... Three details below:  Opalescent glass ... Note jewels   |
| Tiffany-designed Blessed Virgin's Chapel "Created by Tiffany Company of New York in the Italian style, this chapel contains mosaic panels depicting 'Mary's Presentation,' 'Annunciation,' 'Visitation to Elizabeth,' and the 'Assumption.' " - "Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis Visitors Guide" (available June 2021)  Tiffany-designed Blessed Virgin's Chapel Mosaic barrel ceiling, murals, columns and floor ... Details, starting with the ceiling, below;  Tiffany-designed Blessed Virgin's Chapel Cross patté in upper right  Tiffany-designed Blessed Virgin's Chapel Mosaic barrel ceiling,  Tiffany-designed Blessed Virgin's Chapel Mosaic barrel ceiling,  Tiffany-designed Blessed Virgin's Chapel Altar ... Twisted columns  Tiffany-designed Blessed Virgin's Chapel Geometric mosaic panels  Tiffany-designed Blessed Virgin's Chapel Geometric mosaic panels  Tiffany-designed Blessed Virgin's Chapel  Tiffany-designed Blessed Virgin's Chapel Marble floor with guilloche pattern  Tiffany-designed Blessed Virgin's Chapel Square column with center guilloche pattern  Tiffany-designed Blessed Virgin's Chapel Lunette ... Lower side panel: "Mary's Presentation"  Tiffany-designed Blessed Virgin's Chapel Lower side panel - detail: "Mary's Presentation"  Tiffany-designed Blessed Virgin's Chapel Lower side panel: "Annunciation"  Tiffany-designed Blessed Virgin's Chapel Lower side panel - detail: "Annunciation"  Tiffany-designed Blessed Virgin's Chapel Lower side panel: "Visitation to Elizabeth"  Lower side panel - detail: "Visitation to Elizabeth"  Tiffany-designed Blessed Virgin's Chapel Lower side panel: "Assumption"  Tiffany-designed Blessed Virgin's Chapel Lower side panel - detail: "Assumption" |
| Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel "Also the work of Louis Comfort Tiffany, the chapel is dedicated to the early classification of saints as either apostles, confessors, martyrs or virgins." - "Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis Visitors Guide" (available June 2021)  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Mosaic barrel ceiling, murals, columns and floor ... Details below, starting at the top:  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Cross patté at the top center  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Mosaic ceiling ... Guilloche patterns  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Mosaic ceiling  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Mosaic ceiling  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Mosaic ceiling cross patté  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Altar ... Twisted columns  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Altar ... St. Joseph holding Jesus  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Altar  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Altar ... Twisted columns with mosaic fillers  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Altar ... Twisted columns with mosaic fillers  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Altar ... Guilloche pattern in panel  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Altar ... Mosaic panels features praying angels  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Altar  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Marble floor with guilloche pattern  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Lunette above "Martyrs" side panel: Archangel Michael  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Lunette above "Martyrs" side panel - detail: Archangel Michael portrayed weighing souls of people on Judgment Day on scales that he holds  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Lower side panel: "Martyrs," including St. Lawrence, detailed below:  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Lower side panel - detail: "Martyrs," including St. Lawrence depicted with the gridiron on which he was martyred  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Lower side panel: "Virgins"  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Lower side panel: "Apostles," including St. Peter holding keys to heaven, detailed below:  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Side panel - detail: "Apostles," including St. Peter holding keys to heaven  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Lower side panel: "Confessors"  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Geometric mosaic panel ... Tessare detailed below:  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Tessare  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Geometric mosaic panel  Tiffany-designed All Saints Chapel Tessare |
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