Visitation (St. Louis City)

Visitation is a permanently closed Catholic parish in St. Louis City, MO. The parish was founded in 1882. The parish closed in 1992.

Photo of Visitation St. Ann Shrine Catholic Church, St. Louis, MO

Year founded: 1882
Year closed: 1992 (110 years)
Territory merged into: Visitation/St. Ann Shrine - St. Louis City

Visitation merged with Holy Ghost in 1961 to form Visitation-Holy Ghost. It was renamed Visitation in 1975. In 1992, it merged with St. Ann Parish and Shrine to form Visitation/St. Ann Shrine. Formed from within the boundaries of St. Teresa's Parish in the Grand Prairie neighborhood. ... “In 1934, at the time of its jubilee celebration Visitation parish had about 700 families.” -History of St. Louis Neighborhoods-Grand Prairie

Photos

Photo of Visitation St. Ann Shrine Catholic Church, St. Louis, MO - 2005 — *2005*

Photo from the final mass of Visitation St. Ann Shrine - 2016 — *Final Mass, 2016*

Kevin Flannery (center) and Buddy Pondrom of Emil Frei Stained Glass work to remove religious windows, including St. Cecilia and two angels, from above the choir loft at Visitation-St. Ann Shrine Church on Monday, Sept. 19, 2016. - 2016 — Kevin Flannery (center) and Buddy Pondrom of Emil Frei Stained Glass work to remove religious windows, including St. Cecilia and two angels, from above the choir loft at Visitation-St. Ann Shrine Church on Monday, Sept. 19, 2016., 2016

James Hannegan of Emil Frei and Associates walks down from the choir loft at Visitation-St. Ann Shrine Church on Friday, Sept. 23, 2016. - 2016 — *James Hannegan of Emil Frei and Associates walks down from the choir loft at Visitation-St. Ann Shrine Church on Friday, Sept. 23, 2016., 2016*

Detail work from one of the panels created in the 1920s by Emil Frei and Associates for Visitation-St. Ann Shrine is illuminated on a light table on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, at the studio where it will be cleaned. - 2016 — Detail work from one of the panels created in the 1920s by Emil Frei and Associates for Visitation-St. Ann Shrine is illuminated on a light table on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, at the studio where it will be cleaned., 2016

Location

The building is now Apostles Church Christian Church.

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