Oratory of St. Francis de Sales
Oratory of St. Francis de Sales is a Roman Catholic church at 2653 Ohio Ave.St., Louis, MO, 63118 in Saint Louis, MO 63118. It is one of 486 churches in Saint Louis, and one of 34 Roman Catholic congregations in the city.
Saint Francis de Sales Oratory, built at the turn of the last century, is known to locals as the "Cathedral of South St. Louis" because of its elegantly-designed exterior and over 300-foot tall spire.
2653 Ohio Ave.St., Louis, MO, 63118, Saint Louis, MO, 63118Service times
Saturday, Sunday:CLOSEDTuesday through Friday:9:00 am (as listed)
Website: https://www.traditionfortomorrow.com/
Oratory of St. Francis de Sales is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 449 congregations of the Catholic family gather across Missouri — 18,927 across the United States on The Church Map.
From the Catholic Church the whole body received the canon of Scripture, the creeds still recited every Sunday in traditions that never look to Rome, and monasteries that kept learning and Scripture alive through a thousand unlit years. Its parishes remain the largest network of schools, hospitals, and shelters in America, most of them serving people who will never attend a Mass.
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The community around Oratory of St. Francis de Sales
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. That is 2,500 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.
- Social Isolation: 35.8%
- Obesity: 36.4%
- Depression: 23.8%
- Food Insecurity: 18.1%
- Housing Insecurity: 17.8%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.6%
Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.
St. Louis city is served by 405 churches — about one congregation for every 735 residents.
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