The first St. Patrick's Church is the Historic Cemetery Church on "O" Road, Laurie, MO.

The history of St. Patrick's Church dates back to 1822 when a group of seven Osage Indian Chieftains rode into Florissant, Missouri to the home of Bishop Louis W.V. DuBourg S.S. of the Louisiana Territory and the Floridas, to request a missionary to visit and minister to their people living in various villages along the waters of the now-named Osage River.

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