Talk:Basilica of Saint Mary

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The Oldest Basilica in North America is Basilica of Notre-Dame in Québec City, It was designated a Basilica in 1874, by Pope Pius IX and as such is the first church in North America to be designated a basilica. Saint Mary in Minnesota was not built until 1907-1915 and was not elevated to Basilica until 1926 by Pope Pius XI. Bmpower | Talk 10:50, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)


Not the oldest basilica in North America. There are 4 basilicas in Canada older than Saint Mary. They include:

Jcmurphy | Talk 05:10, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)


They were not designated as basilicas until AFTER the Basilica of St Mary was built. EdwinHJ | Talk 03:14, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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