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The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic minor basilica and national shrine in Washington D.C. It is the largest Catholic church building in North America [2] and is also the tallest habitable building in Washington, D.C. [3] [4] [a] Its construction of Byzantine and Romanesque Revival architecture began on 23 September 1920.
Other notable events at the cathedral include a Mass celebrated by Pope John Paul II during his 1979 visit to Washington, D.C., [10] and the 1997 funeral of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. [11] The cathedral was the site of a Lutheran funeral service for Chief Justice William Rehnquist on September 7, 2005. [12] [13 ...
Catholic St Paul's Cathedral: 7,875 [33] 1677–1708 London United Kingdom: Anglican (Church of England) Washington National Cathedral: 7,712 [34] 1907–1990 Washington, DC United States: Anglican (Episcopal Church in the U.S.) Amiens Cathedral: 7,700 [35] 200,000 (interior only) 1220–1270 Amiens France: Catholic
The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the City and Diocese of Washington, commonly known as Washington National Cathedral or National Cathedral, is an American cathedral of the Episcopal Church.
2014 (as Saint John Paul II National Shrine), 2011 (as Blessed John Paul II Shrine), 2001 (as Pope John Paul II Cultural Center) Location: 3900 Harewood Road NE Washington, D.C. 20017 - 4471: Type: Religious shrine: Public transit access Brookland–CUA: Website: www.JP2Shrine.org
Municipality Cathedral Image Location & References Coral Gables (Miami area) St. George Cathedral (Antiochian Orthodox) 25°44′43″N 80°15′41″W / 25.745164°N 80.261331°W / 25.745164; -80.261331 (St. George Cathedral, Coral Gables, Florida) Jacksonville St. John's Cathedral (Episcopal) 30°19′44″N 81°39′12″W / 30.328772°N 81.653423°W / 30.328772 ...
Basilica of St. Francis Xavier: Diocese of Vincennes: 1834–1898 Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral: Diocese of Bardstown: 1819–1841 Basilica of St. Louis, King of France: Archdiocese of St. Louis: 1818–1914 Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral: Archdiocese of New York: 1815–1879 [3] Basilica of the Immaculate Conception ...
The Our Mother of Africa Chapel is a shrine housed in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. It was built in the 1990s after a fundraising appeal sponsored by the National Black Catholic Congress, and was dedicated in 1997. [2]