8 US Catholic Churches You Have to See to Believe

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St. Louis is a beautiful church, but is it older than Nombre de Dios in St. Augustine? It is a very small church and the history is so interesting.
 
I’m originally from San Antonio and so glad you posted this.

There’s also the San Antonio Missions which still have masses!

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Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Mobile, Alabama
 
Let me know what you find. St. Louis is beautiful. Having lived in New Orleans I had the opportunity to attend Mass there. Nombe de Dios is so small and pales in comparison. But it is beautiful and peaceful in its way.
 
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St. Nicholas in Millvale, PA, just outside of Pittsburgh isn’t that remarkable on the outside, but the inside is great.

Its decorated by the murals of Croatian artist Maxo Vanka which are pretty unique. They tell the story of immigrants at war in Europe and working at industry here in America.

If it wasn’t for these murals, the church would have likely have met the wrecking ball or been converted into a performance space years ago.

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These walls can talk. It’s not just the story of one man’s journey to America; it’s the story of all of us. Discover Pittsburgh's hidden gem.
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Or the oldest Catholic Church of the US in New Orleans. St. Louis
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Sorry, but San Miguel Mission in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is not only the oldest Catholic church in the United States, it is the oldest church of any denomination on the continental US. San Miguel was built between 1610 and 1626, a full century before St Louis in New Orleans.

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I visited there a year ago. It’s teeny tiny. But just two blocks away is the Cathedral Basilica of St Francis of Assisi.
 
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St. Louis is a beautiful church, but is it older than Nombre de Dios in St. Augustine? It is a very small church and the history is so interesting.
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From what I could find about Nombre de Dios, the current building was built in 1875, the original having been destroyed by the British in 1728. So while the mission site itself is thought to be the first Catholic mission site in the US, the church itself is actually relatively new.
 
Thank you for researching this. Whatever it’s age, the mission rebuild is an inspiring place.
 
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Thank you for researching this. Whatever it’s age, the mission rebuild is an inspiring place.
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The photos of it are simply beautiful. Thanks for drawing our attention to Nombre de Dios Mission.
 
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels!

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I have been to Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco, CA and happen to think it is beautiful.
 
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The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels!
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The key to new public buildings in Los Angeles they have to be built to withstand earthquakes as well as sharknados, the heavy duty concrete can help withstand both of those possible catastrophes. I think the architects were successful in making it look like something with those restrictions.
 
I read that it’s called “deconstructionism” style architecture.
I think a big shark fin would be gnarly too, though.
 
This one is like, so fetch!
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My favorite part of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels are the tapestries inside:
http://www.johnnava.com/COLA/north.html

They depict the communion of saints and are done so that those attending Mass are clearly among the saints. The saints themselves are of different ages, ethnicities, and so on so that it’s clear we all belong (or could belong) to this communion.
 
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