Saint Louis IX, King of France, stands guard at the cemetery gate.
The crucifix is above.
The gates are locked at 5:00 p.m.
Old gatehouse on the other side of the cemetery. This gate, I think, is no longer used.
A tomb on the crest of a hill.
Nearby is this monument, overlooking the Mississippi River and the gritty industrial area below.
A Gothic spire.
Priests' graves.
Tomb of Msgr. Walsh.
Tombs of Archbishops John Joseph Kain and Peter Richard Kenrick.
The Hunt mausoleum is built into a hillside.
Detail of mausoleum door.
May they rest in peace.
The ceiling of the Hunt mausoleum.
Statue of Saint Anne and the child Mary in front of the lower chapel in the main cemetery mausoleum.
A view of the ceiling of the upper chapel in the main mausoleum.
MY JESUS MERCY
the statue in the mausoleum is of St. Ann, mother of Mary
ReplyDeleteThank you so very much. I corrected my mistake.
ReplyDeleteWhat is surprising about the statue of Saint Anne is that it is an exact replica, even to the angels at the base, of the statue at the shrine of St. Anne de Beaupre. Do you have any idea what the connection is?
ReplyDeleteI have no idea regarding the statue, since I've been unable to come up with any information on the mausoleum.
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