Basilica of St. Mary (Alexandria, Virginia)
The Basilica of Saint Mary in the Old Town historic district, of Alexandria, Virginia, (United States) and is a minor basilica and parish church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington in Virginia. St. Mary's Basilica is the oldest Roman Catholic church in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It was founded in 1795 by the Very Reverend Francis Ignatius Neale, S.J., then President of Georgetown University, (then known as Georgetown College) in present-day western Washington, D.C.On December 6, 2017, Pope Francis designated the parish church as a minor basilica. The decision was announced on January 15, 2018, and the basilica held its inauguration Mass on September 8, 2018.
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South Royal Street, Alexandria
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N 38.801805555556 ° | E -77.043888888889 ° |
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St. Mary Catholic Church;The Basilica of Saint Mary
South Royal Street 310
22314 Alexandria
Virginia, United States
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