ST. LOUIS – For the first time in nearly a century, a month-long cleaning project inside the Cathedral Basilica ... colors you haven’t seen before in mosaics and scenes that are just going ...

With nearly 42 million glass tesserae pieces covering the interior walls in the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, it enjoys worldwide recognition for its mosaics collection. The collection ...

The mosaics cover almost 83,000 square feet. The Cathedral Basilica was humbled by the honor and recognition and shared a simple message for curious visitors online. “We are humbled, and would ...

When Monsignor Henry Breier was transferred to The Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis to serve as its rector four years ... couldn’t fully appreciate the cathedral’s spectacular mosaics, comprising 40 ...

The Byzantine-influenced interior of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis boasts one of the world's largest expanses of mosaics. (Scott Cantrell / Special Contributor) I could go on and on about ...

The mural above the main altar of St. Louis Cathedral depicts the Catholic ... Humbrecht also painted the murals on the cathedral’s ceiling. They depict various scenes from the life of Jesus ...

The "New Cathedral" is about a mile from the Saint Louis University campus and contains the largest collection of mosaics in the world, some 83,000 square feet of encrusted domes, ceilings, arches and ...

ST. LOUIS • Cardinal John Bonzano ... a banquet the following evening at the Chase Hotel. Inside the cathedral, the elaborate mosaics were far from complete. That work continued for 62 more ...