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Cathedral Chapel

 
 
Cathedral Chapel Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, August 15, 2021
1. Cathedral Chapel Marker
Inscription.
"The Church is a Temple built of living stones with Jesus Christ it's cornerstone"

In grateful remembrance of our ancestors in faith. The founding members of the St. Louis Cathedral Parish and the "Cathedral Chapel" blessed on this site October 18, 1896.
 
Erected 1996 by Cathedral Parish.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is October 18, 1896.
 
Location. 38° 38.574′ N, 90° 15.242′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Central West End. It is at the intersection of North Newstead Avenue and Maryland Avenue when traveling north on North Newstead Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 232 N Newstead Ave, St Louis MO 63018, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In Memory of Delphine Madill (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne (about 300 feet away); Pope John Paul II in St. Louis (about 700 feet away); 4446 Westminster Place (approx. Ό mile away); Gaslight Square (approx. 0.3 miles away); World's Largest Chess Piece (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pershing Place
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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Campus Rededication (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.
 
More about this marker. The marker lies on the northeast side of Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis.
 
Cathedral Chapel Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, August 15, 2021
2. Cathedral Chapel Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 238 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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