Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Conewago

Conewago Chapel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pennsylvania state historical marker
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Location	3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Hanover, Conewago Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°49′8″N 77°2′17″W / 39.81889°N 77.03806°W / 39.81889; -77.03806Coordinates: 39°49′8″N 77°2′17″W / 39.81889°N 77.03806°W / 39.81889; -77.03806
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1787
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP Reference #	75001604[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 29, 1975
Designated PHMC	December 12, 1947[2]

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, also known as Conewago Chapel, is a Roman Catholic minor basilica dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus located in Conewago Township, Pennsylvania. The church is under the circumscription of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg.

Description

The Basilica was built between 1785 and 1787, and is constructed of brownstone with three-feet thick walls. It measures 2 1/2-stories high, three bays wide and five bays deep. It features a Federal style entrance with a semi-circular arched doorway and an 80-feet high spire, added in 1873. Attached to the chapel is a three-story rectory, also built in 1787. It is the oldest Roman Catholic church constructed of stone in the United States. Prince Gallitzin spent the first five years of his priesthood at Conewago Chapel from 1795 to 1799.^[3]

It was decreed a minor basilica on June 30, 1962.^[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.^[1]

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  Interior of chapel
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  Altar
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  Bell
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  1841 gravestone

References

External links

• Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus information
• Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus organ specifications from the American Guild of Organists

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg
Bishops	Ordinaries Jeremiah F. Shanahan Thomas McGovern John W. Shanahan Philip R. McDevitt George L. Leech Joseph Thomas Daley William H. Keeler Nicholas C. Dattilo Kevin C. Rhoades Joseph P. McFadden Ronald William Gainer Auxiliaries Lawrence F. Schott Joseph T. Daley
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. Patrick, Harrisburg Basilicas Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Conewago Basilica of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Danville Parishes St. Edward's Church, Shamokin
Education	High Schools Bishop McDevitt High School, Harrisburg Delone Catholic High School, McSherrystown Lancaster Catholic High School, Lancaster Lebanon Catholic High School, Lebanon Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School, Coal Township Trinity High School, Camp Hill York Catholic High School, York
Priests	Edward C. Malesic William J. Waltersheid
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