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The temple is dedicated to Saint Louis of Anjou, better known as Saint Louis the Bishop. He was the nephew of Saint Louis King of France and is one of the favorite saints of the Franciscans, since he was educated with them. The atrium of the parish of San Luis Teolocholco is the smallest of all the parishes with a baroque style, but it preserves one of the most beautiful atrium crosses in Tlaxcala, only comparable to the cross of Santa María Magdalena Tlaltelulco.
Teolocholco is a municipality in the state of Tlaxcala in Mexico, its name translates as "place where the gods hid or were absent", it has beautiful buildings such as the San Luis Parish, the temple is dedicated to San Luis De Anjou, the Temple of Our Lady of Carmen the construction of this temple was carried out in several stages, covering the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, the Temple of the Virgin of Pilar dates from the 18th and 19th centuries, the patronal and religious celebration is in honor of the patron saint of the town San Luis Obispo de Toledo, which begins on August 19
The religious celebration is in honor of the town's patron saint, San Luis Obispo de Toledo, and begins on August 19. As in all the towns in the state of Tlaxcala, Teolocholco has the tradition of celebrating the Day of the Dead; however, this is very different from that of other towns; it is customary that on November 2, people go to the cemetery to place an offering on the grave of the deceased for a period of 2 to 3 hours. This event has the characteristic of a ritual that begins on October 28. The people who bring the offering to the cemetery are relatives of the deceased who died in the previous year, that is, only the dead who will be visited in their graves for the first time are brought an offering.