tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post112726783974000286..comments2024-02-15T03:29:30.431-06:00Comments on Rome of the West: Photos of Old Saint Stanislaus SeminaryMark S. Abelnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06692448528819277158noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-59447506386664475692023-03-12T11:18:29.697-05:002023-03-12T11:18:29.697-05:00I am so very interested in your post above. One of...I am so very interested in your post above. One of my great uncles was buried here in 1953. He was the pastor of the old St Elizabeth's Church, 2721 Pine Street, St Louis - the pioneer church for African-Americans - from about 1919 to 1935. Your comment makes me curious if this could have been Fr John DeVilbiss S.J. The only way we know that he is buried here is from his death certificate indicating it.<br />FamilyDevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14658300265525002479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-15909409984618529872019-07-05T20:51:53.948-05:002019-07-05T20:51:53.948-05:00I love your idea, Curmudgeon!I love your idea, Curmudgeon!LorraineILhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11321656705565135573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-90121944821070158182016-10-19T11:20:51.210-05:002016-10-19T11:20:51.210-05:00I grew up in the neighborhood behind this monaster...I grew up in the neighborhood behind this monastery and my mom and I would walk the property at night. Nothing strange ever happened.......ever. we even walked through the cemetery and while doing so a man came out and walked us through some of the building. Its a very beautiful placeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16678612315248791677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-74042856340410175302016-09-13T05:15:52.119-05:002016-09-13T05:15:52.119-05:00Do u have any knowledge of father Jim carney? He w...Do u have any knowledge of father Jim carney? He went there I think thx Big manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10142606555031133418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-9735119268848454742014-04-12T15:26:54.355-05:002014-04-12T15:26:54.355-05:00I am glad to see that this has been done. It was t...I am glad to see that this has been done. It was terribly neglected and I am happy to hear that it has been restored and brought back to life. Congradulations to all who had a hand in and especially to Dr. Peyton. Someday I would like to visit. Again, congradulations !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12192494998023993595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-54737926731513921642013-12-01T00:07:01.136-06:002013-12-01T00:07:01.136-06:00I visited the Mausoleum/Chapel today - it was insp...I visited the Mausoleum/Chapel today - it was inspiring and in very good condition. Thanks for those who recovered it for the community and history<br />Paulo CostaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02965640597286373657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-2748281199881988432013-11-15T23:11:05.921-06:002013-11-15T23:11:05.921-06:00The campus is no longer Gateway College of Evangel...The campus is no longer Gateway College of Evangelism. While it is still owned by Pentecostals, it is now one institution which holds both an accredited graduate school (Urshan Graduate School of Theology) and an Christian College which is currently seeking accreditation (Urshan College). This previous year, the mausoleum was restored to a prayer chapel by a concerned professor at the institution, Dr. Joey R. Peyton. He removed the garbage that had been carelessly thrown into it, repainted it, installed new windows, and put in wooden floors and benches. It is already being used again as a place of prayer for not only students and faculty of the college, but also members of the local community.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390140323686436119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-21683478410892658262013-11-13T23:40:48.960-06:002013-11-13T23:40:48.960-06:00I was a seminarian at St. Stanislaus from 1951-195...I was a seminarian at St. Stanislaus from 1951-1955. Fr. Ziccardi was there in retirement. One day we had a funeral of a Jesuit priest who, like others, was being buried in the cemetary there. Most funerals of old priests were sedate, quiet and somber. This priest had been the pastor at an African-American church, and many, many of his flock were there This funeral was anything but somber and quiet.This parishioners were lamenting like nothing I had ever seen or heard. We were stunned, amazed, and inspired. Later, we heard, Fr. Ziccardi told his fellow priests, in his strong Italian accent, something like "Now this was a real funeral. This is the way all funerals should be!"<br />Tom Cooke (cooketd@earthlink.netTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14826717014771884944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-23177067353331788282013-08-28T10:10:01.340-05:002013-08-28T10:10:01.340-05:00About the little mausoleum. This housed the remain...About the little mausoleum. This housed the remains of Mrs. Barney Blake who was a generous benefactor to the Missouri province. In the early 1970s she was disinterred and her body removed to Calvary Cemetery. She is in the new section of the cemetery near to her beloved Jesuits. Sadly the former mausoleum became a neglected embarrassment. The windows were broken out. the door ripped off, the cross on top torn down, the inside defaced and it in general became a 'party house' and a public toilet. This is just one more sad chapter in the dreary demise of this once proud institution.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12192494998023993595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-35316311599169164072013-08-21T19:06:41.526-05:002013-08-21T19:06:41.526-05:00The final story of this Seminary and its proud his...The final story of this Seminary and its proud history is a sad one. In I believe 2002 the Jesuit provincial provoked a lawsuit. he demanded that all the items collected by Fr. Heithaus SJ be returned to be displayed at a museum planned at St.Louis University. The museum board rejected this and a lawsuit ensued. The jesuits prevailed in court,the items removed and the building was closed. To add a final dose of salt to an ugly wound it was demanded that the historic cemetery to the seminary be condemned and the bodies of all these pioneers of the Missouri province be taken to Calvary cemetery. This was done and thus closed a wonderful chapter in the life of the Catholic faith in FlorissantAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12192494998023993595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-18264329403508449162013-08-13T16:16:21.179-05:002013-08-13T16:16:21.179-05:00Hello Pam B.
I am Steve Yavorsky, S.J. I first st...Hello Pam B.<br />I am Steve Yavorsky, S.J. I first stumbled onto your post a few years ago, but didn't know how to reply. I was thrown off by the word "anonymous" at the top of the message. I guess I just didn't see the link below. But now I've found it. Don't know whether you'll get this but, yes, I too remember that conversation. . This is written on August 13, 2013.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667479902728451818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-28687520206415456902010-02-11T10:20:22.140-06:002010-02-11T10:20:22.140-06:00In the late 60s, I used to work at the infirmary a...In the late 60s, I used to work at the infirmary at St. Stanislaus Seminary. By then the seminary was close but there were 15 or 20 elderly priests and brothers who lived in the old living quarters there. Brother Michael Finn was a registered nurse who oversaw the care of the residents there. I was a college student and worked on weekends when Brother Finn was off duty. It was a wonderful job and the grounds were beautiful back then. I remember that all of the buildings were connected by underground tunnels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-64465127659221968082008-04-07T22:49:00.000-05:002008-04-07T22:49:00.000-05:00Does anyone know any information or have any photo...Does anyone know any information or have any photos <BR/>of Fr. Angelo Ziccardi SJ? He was a jesuit priest from Italy who served sometime in early 20th century, he was at Saint Stanislaus Seminary.<BR/>Thank you for your help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-67090989690408991162007-10-27T21:27:00.000-05:002007-10-27T21:27:00.000-05:0040 years ago on March 28, (1968), A bus broke down...40 years ago on March 28, (1968), A bus broke down on its way to St. Stanislaus Seminary. I was 12 years old. The bus broke down and they parked it on the parking lot of Buchholz Mortuary on Jennings Station Road in Jennings,Missouri. My back yard was on the backside of the parking lot. There were 2 'Brothers' that stayed with the bus and there names were Greg Stevens S.J. and Steve Yavorsky S.J. My girlfriends and these young Brothers chatted for a few hours. I am sitting here today looking through my childhood autograph book and came across the autographs of these two men. I can still remember it so like it was not too long ago. Steve Yavorsky S.J. wrote out the Hail Mary in Greek for me. I thought that was the neatest thing as a 12 year old. I am thinking of framing it. I do wonder what happened to these brothers. I typed in the Seminary name only to find out it is no longer there. I moved to Cape Girardeau from St. Louis in 1979. I would love to hear how these two are doing or if they even continued with their journey. Thanks, Pam B. in Southeast Missouri.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-12830009321585709042007-09-17T21:25:00.000-05:002007-09-17T21:25:00.000-05:00What a great place to start a real traditional Cat...What a great place to start a real traditional Catholic college (both in terms of episcopal openness and in terms of missionary spirit and history). Do you think the Pentecostals would sell? Anybody got a few million bucks? Where's our traddie Tom Monahagn when we need him?Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958570482046462392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-55536464680989295592007-06-30T19:14:00.000-05:002007-06-30T19:14:00.000-05:00St. Mary of the Barrons, whose spiritual successor...St. Mary of the Barrons, whose spiritual successor is Kenrick- Glennon Seminary is actually the first seminary founded west of the Missisippi. (The diocesan Seminary separated from the Vincentian seminary in 1842, 2 years after the start of St. Stanislaus.) It was founded in 1818 by DuBourg with the help of Bishop Rosati, and Felix de Andreis (whose cause for canonization has been stalled for more than 100 years) It is also the first graduate school, St. Louis University was founded a couple of months later, as a diocesan college, the Jesuits only coming in 1824.<BR/>http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01470c.htm<BR/>http://www.kenrick.edu/History/history.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com