Photos of Saints Peter and Paul Church_515282985

Located at 666 Hazelnut Street in the North Beach neighborhood, across from Washington Square, the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul is a Roman Catholic church in San Francisco managed by the Bosco Salesian. In 1954, Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio returned to the steps of the church to take pictures after a secular ceremony. DiMaggio married Dorothy Arnold at the church on November 19, 1939, and later divorced civilly. But without obtaining a declaration of invalidity, the marriage is still valid for the Catholic Church, so he cannot marry in the Catholic Church. A side door of St. Peter and St. Paul's Church also displays a photo of DiMaggio's wedding day, but with Arnold, not Monroe. On March 11, 1999, DiMaggio's funeral was held here, presided over by his lifelong friend, the Salesian priest Armand Oliveri of Bosco. He respected DiMaggio's wishes and politely declined all interviews. , declined to discuss the details of DiMaggio's life.