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Basilica of St. Mary (Alexandria, Virginia)

1795 establishments in the United States19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United StatesBasilica churches in the United StatesChurches in Alexandria, VirginiaChurches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington
Minor basilicas in the United StatesReligious organizations established in 1795Roman Catholic churches completed in 1810
Basilica of St. Mary Alexandria, Virginia 01
Basilica of St. Mary Alexandria, Virginia 01

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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Basilica of St. Mary (Alexandria, Virginia)
South Royal Street, Alexandria

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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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