St. Francis de Sales Oratory (St. Louis)
| Saint Francis de Sales Oratory | |
|---|---|
Saint Francis de Sales Oratory | |
| Location | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | https://www.institute-christ-king.org/stlouis-home |
| History | |
| Status | Oratory |
| Founded | 1867 |
| Dedicated | May 24, 1868 (first church) November 26, 1908 (current church) |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places |
| Designated | November 2, 1978 |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Years built | 1907-1908 |
| Demolished | 1896 (first church, by tornado) |
| Administration | |
| Division | Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest |
| Diocese | Archdiocese of St. Louis |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Rev. Canon Benjamin Coggeshall |
| Vicar(s) | Rev. Canon Paul McKown, Rev. Canon Gerald F. Bell |
| Laity | |
| Sacristan | Abbé Alex Barga |
St. Francis de Sales Church | |
| Location | 2653 Ohio St., St. Louis, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38°36′15″N 90°13′33″W / 38.60417°N 90.22583°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1907 |
| Architect | Klutho & Ranft |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival, Other, German-American Gothic Revl. |
| NRHP reference No. | 78003393 |
| Added to NRHP | November 2, 1978 |
St. Francis de Sales Church (the Oratory of Saint Francis de Sales) is a Roman Catholic Oratory located in south St. Louis, Missouri, United States. It is the second largest church in the Archdiocese of St. Louis after the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis (St. Louis). The church is popularly known as the "Cathedral of South St. Louis".
The historic main church was designed in the neo-Gothic style. Its stained glass windows were crafted by the St. Louis glazier Emil Frei, Sr. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Since 2005 the church has been operated by the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, which practices the Latin liturgy and emphasizes the liturgical arts, with a strong music program.