When the cathedral was built in 1834, those of the diocese of St. Louis must have felt that the name in the form of the four Hebrew letters should have a prominent place.
Katedrāle uzcelta 1834. gadā, un tolaik Sentluisas diecēzes vadība acīmredzot bija pārliecināta, ka ar četriem ebreju burtiem uzrakstītajam Dieva vārdam ir ierādāma svarīga vieta.