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Está dedicada a la Virgen María, como Nuestra Señora de la Inmaculada Concepción, Patrona de los Estados Unidos. Es la iglesia más grande de Estados Unidos, ocupando el octavo lugar en tamaño a nivel mundial, y es visitada anualmente por millones de peregrinos.
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 ...
- United States
- 400 Michigan Avenue NE, Washington, D.C.
Welcome to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception – the largest Roman Catholic Church in North America and one of the ten largest churches in the world. Watch Mass Online Event Calendar
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]
- United States
- Our Lady of Africa
- 400 Michigan Ave NE, Washington, DC 20017
- Catholic Church
Explore the remarkable history of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception from its earliest beginnings to present day. This interactive historical timeline highlights the important moments and major milestones of America’s Catholic Church.
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception contains the world’s largest collection of contemporary ecclesiastical art. The artistic embellishment of the Basilica, both inside and out, is in keeping with the Romanesque-Byzantine style of its architecture.
Designated by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops as a National Sanctuary of Prayer and Pilgrimage, this great Basilica is our nation’s preeminent Marian shrine, dedicated to the patroness of the United States, the Blessed Virgin Mary under her title of the Immaculate Conception.
