This is the new official Facebook page for Saint Anselm Parish in Creve Coeur, MO.  Saint Anselm Parish is a Catholic Church in the St. Louis Archdiocese in West St. Louis County (Creve Coeur, MO).  Established in 1966, the parish is in the care of the Benedictine monks of the Abbey of St. Mary & St. Louis, on the St. Louis Priory School campus.

St. Anselm Parish origins and present life are closely linked to the Benedictine Community of St. Mary and St. Louis Abbey.

In the early 1950s, a delegation representing Archbishop Joseph E. Ritter delivered a formal invitation to the Benedictines at Ampleforth Abbey in England to establish a monastery and a college preparatory school for boys in St. Louis. The invitation was accepted, and the first monks (Frs. Columba, Luke and Timothy) arrived in October of 1955. On March 19 of the same year, the Priory of St. Mary and St. Louis was incorporated.

After some searching, the firm of Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum was chosen to design Priory buildings, including the church now shared with the Parish.  Click here to read the complete history  and the Mission Statement of St. Anselm Parish.

You can learn more about the Saint Anselm Parish Facebook page by clicking here and you can check out the Parish Website by going to stanselmstl.org.