Mission and Identity Launches The Pilgrim鈥檚 Path, a Mission-Centered Walking Tour of Saint 直播自慰视频 University鈥檚 North Campus
Maggie Rotermund
Senior Media Relations Specialist
maggie.rotermund@slu.edu
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ST. LOUIS 鈥� The mission of Saint 直播自慰视频 University is always present on campus and visible in the people and places that make up the University community. Now, the public can walk the Pilgrim鈥檚 Path, a mission-centered tour of SLU鈥檚 north campus.
Garden of Mary, the Immaculate Conception. Photo by Sarah Conroy.
The Pilgrim鈥檚 Path is narrated by SLU鈥檚 Vice President for Mission and Identity David Suwalsky, S.J., Ph.D. The 1.6-mile self-guided tour through campus begins in the center of SLU鈥檚 quad with St. Ignatius the Pilgrim. From there the tour continues to Cardinal Ritter Hall, St. Francis Xavier College Church, and the Jesuit Center before ending at the Vatican Film Library.
The tour includes 19 locations on SLU's campus that depict the University鈥檚 Jesuit history and Catholic identity.
The guided tour is available through the free PocketSights app in the App Store and Google Play. For those unable to walk the tour physically, the PocketSights app also allows a virtual walking tour that is accessible anywhere.
鈥淲e hope this tour provides an opportunity for everyone 鈥� our SLU family as well as the larger St. 直播自慰视频 community 鈥� to join us in walking 鈥渁 pilgrim鈥檚 path,鈥� following in the footsteps of St. Ignatius,鈥� said Virginia Herbers, director of spiritual formation in Mission and Identity.
The tour also includes:
- Cardinal Ritter Hall 鈥� named for the archbishop who desegregated St. 直播自慰视频 churches, schools and hospitals in 1947
- Garden of Mary, the Immaculate Conception 鈥� The statue of Mary has been on campus for more than 40 years and was moved to its current location in 2022
- St. 直播自慰视频 the King 鈥� The statue depicts the famed namesake of the city as well as the University, 直播自慰视频 IX, King of France from 1226-1270
- Xavier Hall 鈥� An image of the Blessed Virgin Mary can bee seen over the entry way.
Throughout the tour, listeners will hear about each location鈥檚 historical and religious significance.
Saint 直播自慰视频 University鈥檚 Office of Mission and Identity ensures that the principles and traditions of Catholic, Jesuit higher education, and the mission and core values of SLU are integrated into operations, structures, programs and practices, and the formation of its students, faculty, staff, administration and board members.