Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a prominent Latin Rite Catholic basilica located in Washington, D.C., United States of America, honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary as Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, the principal Patroness of the USA.The shrine is the largest Catholic church in the United States, the largest church of any kind in the western hemisphere, the eighth largest church building in the world, and the tallest habitable building in Washington, D.C. Construction of this church, notable for its Neo-Byzantine architecture, began in 1920 under Philadelphian contractor John McShain. It opened unfinished in 1959. An estimated one million pilgrims from around the country and the world visit the basilica each year.The basilica is designated both as the national and patronal Catholic Church of the United States, honoring the Virgin Mary, under the title Immaculate Conception, by which Pope Pius XI donated a mosaic of the same image in 1923. It is not the cathedral of Washington D.C. The designated cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Washington is the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, not the Basilica.The shrine has merited several papal visits, by Pope John Paul II who designated the National Shrine as a Minor Basilica on October 12, 1990 and Pope Benedict XVI, who bestowed the honor of a Golden Rose to the basilica.The Basilica does not have its own parish community, but serves the adjacent Catholic University of America who donated the land for its construction, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and hosts numerous Holy Masses for various organizations of the Church from across the United States. The basilica is on Michigan Avenue in the northeast quadrant of Washington, on land donated by The Catholic University of America. It is served by Brookland-CUA Metro Station on the Red Line, roughly 1640'/500m away. The present rector of the shrine is Monsignor Walter R. Rossi, who possesses a Licentiate of Canon Law.. }
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- Basilica_of_the_National_Shrine_of_the_Immaculate_Conception abstract "The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a prominent Latin Rite Catholic basilica located in Washington, D.C., United States of America, honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary as Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, the principal Patroness of the USA.The shrine is the largest Catholic church in the United States, the largest church of any kind in the western hemisphere, the eighth largest church building in the world, and the tallest habitable building in Washington, D.C. Construction of this church, notable for its Neo-Byzantine architecture, began in 1920 under Philadelphian contractor John McShain. It opened unfinished in 1959. An estimated one million pilgrims from around the country and the world visit the basilica each year.The basilica is designated both as the national and patronal Catholic Church of the United States, honoring the Virgin Mary, under the title Immaculate Conception, by which Pope Pius XI donated a mosaic of the same image in 1923. It is not the cathedral of Washington D.C. The designated cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Washington is the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, not the Basilica.The shrine has merited several papal visits, by Pope John Paul II who designated the National Shrine as a Minor Basilica on October 12, 1990 and Pope Benedict XVI, who bestowed the honor of a Golden Rose to the basilica.The Basilica does not have its own parish community, but serves the adjacent Catholic University of America who donated the land for its construction, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and hosts numerous Holy Masses for various organizations of the Church from across the United States. The basilica is on Michigan Avenue in the northeast quadrant of Washington, on land donated by The Catholic University of America. It is served by Brookland-CUA Metro Station on the Red Line, roughly 1640'/500m away. The present rector of the shrine is Monsignor Walter R. Rossi, who possesses a Licentiate of Canon Law.".