ST. LOUIS — Tensions flared Saturday atop Art Hill in Forest Park over the symbolism behind a statue of this city’s namesake, some calling for the removal of King Louis IX, with others praying that it ...

The Apotheosis of St. Louis, which stands in front of the St. Louis Art Museum in the city’s largest park, memorializes the city’s namesake, who persecuted Jews. (Wikimedia Commons) (JTA) — On top of ...

Two groups of dueling protesters in St. Louis, Mo., got into a heated debate over the weekend over whether to remove a statue of the city's namesake. A crowd of around 200 people gathered Saturday ...

ST. LOUIS — The Archdiocese of St. Louis released a statement Sunday morning in response to recent calls for the removal of the statue of King Louis IX, which sits atop Art Hill in Forest Park. About ...

ST. LOUIS — The Archdiocese of St. Louis has released a statement in defense of the statue of King Louis IX that sits on Art Hill, amidst calls for it to be removed. Louis IX is St. Louis' namesake ...

Protesters on Saturday called for the removal of a statue of St. Louis’ namesake, a French king-turned-saint who burned manuscript copies of Jewish religious texts during the Middle Ages, while ...

ST. LOUIS — Apotheosis of Saint Louis is its official name – sitting high on Art Hill and held up as the pinnacle of a medieval Christian monarch. At least to some. "You can think of King Louis IX as ...

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King Louis IX of France, who reigned in the 1200s, burned the Talmud and ordered the expulsion of his Jewish subjects. (JTA) — On top of a hill in front of an art museum in the biggest park in St.

Catholic officials say protesters calling for the removal of a statue of St. Louis' namesake should consider all that the imperfect man did to help the poor and the sick.The Archdiocese of St. Louis ...