Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

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Catholic basilica church building minor basilica national shrine

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a major Roman Catholic basilica and national shrine in Washington, D.C., renowned as one of the largest churches in North America and a prominent site of pilgrimage and Marian devotion.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception canonical	11
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (adjacent)	1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic basilica ⓘ church building ⓘ minor basilica ⓘ national shrine ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Neo-Byzantine architecture ⓘ Romanesque Revival architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	The Catholic University of America ⓘ United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ surface form: United States bishops
constructionStart	1920 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
cryptChurchCompleted	1926 ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Virgin Mary ⓘ surface form: Blessed Virgin Mary Immaculate Conception ⓘ
dedicationDate	November 20, 1959 ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
devotionalFocus	Marian devotion ⓘ
domeCompleted	1959 ⓘ
firstMassCelebrated	1924 ⓘ
governingBody	United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ
groundbreakingDate	1920 ⓘ
hasChapelHonoring	Black Madonna of Częstochowa ⓘ surface form: Our Lady of Czestochowa Our Lady of Guadalupe ⓘ Our Lady of Knock ⓘ Our Lady of La Vang ⓘ Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes ⓘ surface form: Our Lady of Lourdes
hasFeature	Crypt Church ⓘ Great Dome ⓘ Knights Tower ⓘ Pope John Paul II National Shrine chapel (former chapel association) ⓘ Upper Church ⓘ mosaic decorations ⓘ numerous side chapels ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ
hasFunction	place of prayer and devotion ⓘ site for Marian pilgrimages ⓘ site for national liturgical celebrations ⓘ
hasOrgan	pipe organ ⓘ
isMajorPilgrimageSiteFor	Catholics in the United States ⓘ
isNationalShrineOf	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
isNot	cathedral ⓘ parish church ⓘ
isOneOfLargestChurchesIn	North America ⓘ
isPatronalShrineOf	Roman Catholic Church in the United States ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
liturgicalUse	Roman Rite ⓘ
locatedIn	Brookland ⓘ surface form: Brookland neighborhood Washington, D.C. ⓘ
locatedOn	campus of The Catholic University of America ⓘ
materialUsed	limestone ⓘ
owner	United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
seatingCapacity	approximately 3,500 ⓘ
status	minor basilica ⓘ national shrine ⓘ
totalCapacity	over 6,000 worshippers ⓘ
towerHeight	approximately 329 feet ⓘ
upperChurchCompleted	1959 ⓘ
visitedBy	Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ Pope Francis ⓘ Pope John Paul II ⓘ
website	https://www.nationalshrine.org/ ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Papal tiara → keptAt → Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception ⓘ

Brookland → hasLandmark → Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception ⓘ

Stronghold neighborhood → near → Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception ⓘ

Michigan Avenue NE → passesNear → Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception ⓘ

Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception → hasMajorShrine → Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception ⓘ

Ward 5 of Washington, D.C. → containsInstitution → Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception ⓘ

The Catholic University of America → hasFacility → Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception ⓘ

this entity surface form: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (adjacent)

Patrick John Nugent → placeOfMarriage → Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception ⓘ

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington → hasCoCathedral → Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception ⓘ

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington → hasMajorShrine → Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception ⓘ

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington → hasMinorBasilica → Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception ⓘ

Catholic Marian shrines network → hasComponent → Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception ⓘ