St. Francis de Sales Oratory

A wonderfully detailed neo-gothic styled church. The atmosphere inside simply fills the soul with peace. Even the most stubborn of Atheists will leave feeling a connection with the Divine.

Amazing Church! Beautiful, and highly comparable to many in Europe.

■Parking is ROUGH. Be careful, mostly (if not all) Street parking.
■Lots of steps, they do have an elevator, though it's supper tiny.
■Floor looks like it's seen better days.
■The architecture and design is spectacular!
■Lots of pews in large sections.
■Latin Mass
■Wonderful acoustics
■Reverent Canons and well trained Alter Servers
■The basement hall has better bathrooms then the upstairs (single and tiny by the back of the church)

I was warned about the area around the church, thankfully nothing bad happened.

This breathtaking church brings me to tears every time I see it. Even seeing the steeple from afar makes me anticipate seeing the inside. Visit this church! Always open to the public during the day. I love this place and highly recommend you visit

Visited this church when traveling, and it was such a church! Latin mass was beautiful, and it felt like going back in time to 1963 before Vatican II happened. If you are ever passing by, you should definitely go!

Absolutely gorgeous church! One of the few great old churches restored from the early days if St. Louis. They perform the Latin Mass here and it is wonderfully done. They even put on choral shows and concerts with their extremely talented choir and organist/composer.

Gorgeous church. Using my wife's words: I really feel like I have been to Mass when I attend here.
I myself always feel blessed when I leave here after Mass.
Although a drive for us from Illinois, we try to attend at a minimum of 2-3 times a month. We are registered here.
If visiting, don't be shy. Ask anyone for assistance. We all be glad to assist you when you visit. After Mass, go church basement and enjoy coffee and donuts. Chat with us.

I recently visited St. Francis de Sales Oratory and was simply overwhelmed by the beauty of this colossal structure. The stunning architecture and craftsmanship are a true testament to the devotion of the parishioners who built it more than one hundred years ago as well as the rich Catholic tradition that has been a part of the City of St. Louis since its founding. If you’re in the area, I highly recommend that you pay a visit to this wonderful place of worship.

This church is so gorgeous! I came here for the first time during the Holy Thursday night prayers and it was so amazing with the monks chanting in Latin and the dimmed gothic style church. I couldn’t help but cry with how beautiful it was.

This place overwhelms you with its interior beauty and seeming magnitude. It is indeed enormous, but the altarpieces, the pillars, and superabundance of stained glass all contrive to stupefy the senses and make you sit back in awe and wonder. I did not stay for a mass, but I could tell even from the dress and gait of the servers that they held liturgy in highest esteem. Praise God for the Roman Catholic Church and its tradition!

This Church was gorgeous. The amazing interior designed in the German Gothic Revival style was very beautiful, with its ornate craftsmanship, mosaics, and stained glass. I went here twice and I can say that this is my favorite Church in St. Louis.

It's a growing community and I'm proud to be a part of it. We feel so lucky to have such a beautiful parish. Canon Coggeshall, the Rector, is a true spiritual Father. My wife and I feel at home here and look forward to each Mass we get to attend.

If you're new to the parish or visiting, I highly recommend attending the 10:30am high mass on Sunday and staying for the coffee hour in the basement afterwards.

One of the most beautiful churches I have every attended mass at. My wife and I attended the Rorate Caeli mass, a devotion to the Blessed Mother. If you are traveling through St. Louis this church is well worth the visit. The high altar is beautiful and the stained glass windows are amazing.

One of the absolute crowns of St. Louis! If I lived anywhere near St. Louis, this would be my parish. I loved my visit though. This parish/oratory is like entering heaven and kneeling at the throne of the king, a perfect place for prayer!

Absolutely beautiful! Looks like a church you’d find in Europe. Great choir and impressive organ. Reverent Latin mass. I’d recommended to all! Definitely my favorite church in stl.

I’ve worked in or visited well over five hundred churches in my seventeen year career. I can say without hesitation this is one of the top five most beautiful and historically significant church buildings I have ever had the pleasure of visiting, working in, and worshiping in. I had the pleasure of singing with the choir this past weekend in addition to my duties of installing the ‘new’ pipe organ. I am moved beyond words on a daily basis. This institution is both a spiritual and architectural gem of St. Louis.

A beautiful German Roman Catholic Church. Worth seeing. Latin mass is said there. Stain glass Windows a must see. Very Germanic.

Beautiful traditional reverent and stately 110 year old catholic church with best traditional mass liturgy and polyphany/ gregorian chant in st. Louis.

This has to be the most beautiful church I have ever been in. And the Mass was amazing!

Beautiful Catholic church services offered according to the traditional Latin mass of 1962. Choir and schola cantorum were absolutely beautiful and sounded almost professionals. Must see !!!

The eyesores neat the church ( dilapidated boarded up buildings with graffiti and broken windows as well as the car sales lot) detract from the Gothic church. Pathological individualism must be replaced by community pride and graceful cityscape!