Photos of Saints Teresa and Bridget Church, in Saint Louis, Missouri

HERE ARE PHOTOS of Saints Teresa and Bridget Church, in Saint Louis, Missouri. The church is located about three and half road miles northwest of the Old Cathedral and the Gateway Arch.



From the parish website:

The first parish church was built in late 1865. On September 23, 1866 Bishop Kenrick came and blessed the church. The church was legally entered into the books of the State of Missouri on August 1876 as St. Teresa Roman Catholic Church Association.

As the parish grew the school was enlarged. Because of the increase in the number of parishioners, a larger church was built in 1900. The new church was erected on the northwest corner of Grand and North Market. The interior of the new building is 132 feet long by 72 feet wide. There are five altars and the roof is supported by two rows of columns.

In the winter of 1981-82, snow damaged the inner ceiling of the church. A number of tapestries covering the ceiling were ruined. In 1984 the tapestries were restored and the church repainted. On Saturday, November 24, 1984 the church was rededicated by Bishop J. Terry Steib, Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis.

Originally Saint Teresa of Avila Church, this parish merged with Saint Bridget of Erin in 2003.



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This photo was taken on December 16^th, 2007, during Advent.



The marble and mosaic decorated high altar.



The tabernacle.



Mosaic of Christ as Priest.



Altar of Saint Joseph.



Altar of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The church has two other side-altars.



The ceiling of the nave is remarkably illustrated with scenes from Scripture and from Tradition.



The Cure of the Paralytic.



Jesus speaks to the women of Jerusalem.



Address:
3636 North Market Street
Saint Louis, Missouri 63113