The Saint, The Bonfire, And The Bastard Son Of A Whore

Featured Image: Apotheosis of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri: Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

As the erasure of Confederate monuments continues, some have set their sights on a beatified 13th century king. The Apotheosis of St. Louis statue has stood outside the St. Louis Museum of Art since 1906. Now the citizens of St. Louis are rethinking their statue …