Saints Mary and Joseph

Genealogical Data

The following indexes/records from this closed Catholic church are available:

Baptisms of Sts. Mary and Joseph, 1920–1938 (The Catholic Archdiocese shared these modern baptism records with St. Louis Genealogical Society many years ago.)

Baptisms from 1765–1840 (pages 1 through 50) (These baptisms, which have some data from this church and the Basilica of St. Louis IX, King of France (the Old Cathedral) combined, were first published in a St. Louis Genealogical Society book: Catholic Baptisms, St. Louis, Missouri, 1765–1840, (1998)

Baptisms from 1765–1840 (pages 58 through 84) (These baptisms, which have some data from this church and the Basilica of St. Louis IX, King of France (the Old Cathedral) combined, were first published in a St. Louis Genealogical Society book: Catholic Baptisms, St. Louis, Missouri, 1765–1840, (1998)

Marriages from 1774–1840 (These marriages, which have some data from this church and the Basilica of St. Louis IX, King of France (the Old Cathedral) combined, were first published in a St. Louis Genealogical Society book: Catholic Marriages, 1774–1840, 3rd edition, 1996.)

History

Established: 1821; closed in 2005

This beautiful building is located next door to the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet overlooking the Mississippi River. The current building is the fourth church at that location; the first was a log cabin built c. 1818, although the congregation of mostly French settlers did not formalize until a few years later. The present church looks very old, but its cornerstone was actually laid by Archbishop John Glennon in September 1940.

Sts. Mary and Joseph was the third Catholic church founded in St. Louis, almost sixty years after the Old Cathedral in today’s downtown and almost forty years after St. Ferdinand in Florissant. The church was in its own community, which was the town of Carondelet, south of the City of St. Louis. This remained an open and active parish until 2005 when it merged with St. Stephen, Protomartyr, but remained open as a chapel. It closed, however, in October 2021.

Photo courtesy of the
Archdiocese of St. Louis Archives
(Used with permission)

Address: 6304 Minnesota, Saint Louis, Missouri 63111

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