Shrine of St. Joseph — Attraction in St. Louis

This is a great place. The Shrine of St. Joseph is current set up of the historic German Catholic Church in Downtown St. Louis. It is run and organized by a group of dedicated volunteers on a weekly basis. The Church was set for demolition in the 1970-80's but was saved by the group, working out a deal with Archdiocese of St. Louis. It is truly stunning inside. There is NO MARBLE too. Keep that in mind. It was a shame the church was abandoned, but it is definitely in good hands with this current group. I would encourage people to go and look at/visit and support this Shrine. It is a true piece of St....

When my father attended the Shrine of St Josephs as a child and adult, it was mostly all Polish and Italian people at the church (1922 to 1980). The area where the church is, was a few blocks from where Polish immigrants lived (downtown) St. Louis, MO. I only saw a few German people at this Cathedral. Saint Stanislaus Polish Church is about ten blocks away from this church. I also remember they supported Pine Ridge Reservation as a charity...

Beautiful, holy grounds. Did you know a murdered priest said "I'd for for this church."? When he did, the restoration of this glorious shrine was put in motion. Everything in this church is carved from wood! Even the (not granite) pillars and baptismal font! Well worth the visit! The Mary carving was built for the Cathedral of Notre Dame but ended up here because it could not be delivered to France due to unrest...