Our Lady of Perpetual Help, also known as Our Lady of Perpetual Succor, was the parish church of the Ring family at the turn of the Twentieth Century. The Ring's lived at 5227 N. 20th Street, next door to the church convent. It was founded as a German parish in 1874 and the main church was constructed in 1888 at 2011 East Linton Avenue*. On December 14, 1987 lighting struck the steeple during a snowstorm, igniting a fire that destroyed the church. The parish closed in 1992, becoming part of Most Holy Trinity.
More Family Sacramental Records for OLPH coming soon
Church interior
From the St. Louis Post Dispatch December 16, 1987
From the St. Louis Post Dispatch December 15, 1987
*Linton Avenue is named for Dr. Moses Linton. Dr. Linton was a professor at St. Louis University and President of the St. Louis Medical Society. He was also the first president of the St. Vincent de Paul Society in the United States. He is memorialized in mosaics on the ceiling of the New Cathedral. He is also the grandfather of Francis Xavier "Booker" Linton, the second husband of Myrtle Chopp.
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