St. Mary's Basilica, Phoenix

:"For the Basilica in Natchez, Mississippi see St. Mary Basilica.":"For the Basilica in Norfolk, Virginia see Basilica of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception (Norfolk).":"For the Basilica in Galveston, Texas see St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica, Galveston.":"For the Basilica in Minneapolis, Minnesota see Basilica of Saint Mary."

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caption = Saint Mary's Basilica in Phoenix, Arizona
location= Phoenix, Arizona
lat_degrees = 33
lat_minutes = 27
lat_seconds = 2.48
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 112
long_minutes = 4
long_seconds = 6.26
long_direction = W
locmapin = Arizona
area =
built =1902
architect= Gray,R.A., & Gallagher,George; Ripley,W.J.
architecture= Mission/Spanish Revival
added = November 29, 1978
governing_body = Private
refnum=78000551cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

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. The church, a Phoenix Points of Pride, is located at the northeast corner of North 3rd Street and Monroe in downtown Phoenix, a carillon of the burgeoning Copper Square. Mass is celebrated every day of the week.

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ee also

*Basilicas in the United States

References

External links

* [http://www.saintmarysbasilica.org/ St. Mary's Official Website]
* [http://www.via-assisi.org/giftShop.aspx St. Mary's Basilica gift shop]
* [http://sbfranciscans.org/ Order of Friars Minor Santa Barbara Province Official Website]
* [http://www.ofm.org/ Order of Friars Minor Official Website]
* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06217a.htm The Franciscan Order]