Saint Mary's Basilica

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St. Mary's Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Saint Mary's Basilica in Phoenix, Arizona
Location:	Phoenix, Arizona
Coordinates:	33°27′2.48″N 112°4′6.26″W / 33.4506889, -112.0684056Coordinates: 33°27′2.48″N 112°4′6.26″W / 33.4506889, -112.0684056
Built/Founded:	1902
Architect:	Gray,R.A., & Gallagher,George; Ripley,W.J.
Architectural style(s):	Mission/Spanish Revival
Added to NRHP:	November 29, 1978
NRHP Reference#:	78000551[1]
Governing body:	Private

Saint Mary's Basilica, officially named The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was founded in 1881 and staffed by the Franciscan Friars since 1895. The church was completed in 1914, dedicated in 1915, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The oldest Roman Catholic parish in the greater Phoenix, Arizona area, it was the only Roman Catholic parish in Phoenix until 1924 and is home to Arizona's largest stained glass windows collection. The church's Spanish Mission structure supports four domes spanning the length of the Basilica. All the domes are compound design with the pendentives, following Roman architecture, transferring the weight of the roof to the pillars. The dome over the intercept point of the crossover, the nave center aisle and the apse, is topped with stained glass and features a lantern above the dome to emit light into the nave and sanctuary. The dome located over the altar is topped with a cupola designed to provide light to the altar. Prior to Pope John Paul II's visit to Phoenix in 1987, the Holy Father elevated St. Mary's to a minor basilica. St. Mary's became the 32nd basilica in the United States and remains the only basilica in Arizona. It is located at the corner of North 3rd Street and Monroe in downtown Phoenix, bordering the new convention center on the north. Mass is celebrated daily and tours of the Basilica are conducted each Wednesday following the noon Mass. Private tours are available by appointment.

[edit] Other photos of St. Mary's Basilica

St. Mary's Basilica facing west	St. Mary's Basilica at twilight	St. Mary's Basilica Altar	St. Mary's Basilica Stained Glass Windows and Stations of the Cross left side
St. Mary's Basilica Stained Glass Windows and Stations of the Cross right side	St. Mary's Basilica Organ	Http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d1/StMary'sand DiocesanOffices.jpg

[edit] See also

• Basilicas in the United States

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• St. Mary's Official Website
• St. Mary's Basilica gift shop
• Order of Friars Minor Santa Barbara Province Official Website
• Order of Friars Minor Official Website
• The Franciscan Order

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