St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, St. Louis
- St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, St. Louis
The St. Alphonsus "Rock" Catholic Church is an historic, African-American, Roman Catholic church in St. Louis, Missouri. The church is Gothic and has a towering steeple, flanking spires, and an assortment of stained glass.
The church was struck by lightning on August 16, 2007, sparking a fire that damaged the roof and leading to water damage when the fire was put out. [Jeremy Kohler. "Fire guts 'Rock' Church." "St. Louis Post-Dispatch". August 17, 2007. Page C1.] Repairs commenced in fall, 2007, and are expected to be complete by Thanksgiving, 2008. [Tom Weber. " [http://publicbroadcasting.net/kwmu/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1166288§ionID=1 Repairs to begin on St. Alphonsus] ." KWMU. October 15, 2007.]
The church was dedicated in 1872 for Saint Alphonsus Liguori.
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* [http://www.stalphonsusrock.org/index.html St. Alphonsus "Rock" Catholic Church homepage]
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