| The pictures show a front and back view of the (2) Old National Shrine of The Immaculate Conception Washington D.C. Advertising Souvenir Items in this lot. The first item here is an advertising souvenir metal napkin holder. It could serve as a holder for other things like mail, cards, a notebook, etc.. It is not dated but it is believed to be from the 1960s. It has embossed designs in the metal, an applied disk with the cathedral on one side, and an applied prayer print on the other. It is marked on the two sides as follows: National Shrine of The Immaculate Conception
Washington D.C. House Blessing
Bless our Home, our Lives.
Our Friends, with Love that
Lord, on Thee Depends.
Amen The other item here is an unused and carded, two part advertising souvenir metal pin from 1967. One pin has the church and connected by a chain a ''67'' year pin. It is marked: National Shrine of The Immaculate Conception
Washington D.C.
67
Souvenir Pin
National Shrine of The Immaculate Conception
Washington D.C. To judge the sizes the napkin holder measures 3-1/2'' x 2-1/2'' x 1-5/8''. These items appear to be in mint unused condition as pictured. Below here, for reference, is some additional information about The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Basic information
Location: 400 Michigan Ave NE, Washington, D.C., United States
Affiliation: Roman Catholic
District: Archdiocese of Washington
Ecclesiastical or organizational status: Minor Basilica, National Shrine
Architectural description
Architects: Maginnis & Walsh
Architectural type: Basilica
Architectural style: Neo-Byzantine, Neo-Romanesque
Direction of faŤade: South
Groundbreaking: 1920
Completed: 1961
Specifications
Capacity: 3,500 sitting, 6,000 total
Length: 459 feet (140 m)
Width: 240 feet (73 m)
Width (nave): 157 feet (48 m)
Height (max): 329 feet (100 m) (tower)
Dome height (outer): 237 feet (72 m)
Dome height (inner): 159 feet (48 m)
Dome dia. (outer): 108 feet (33 m)
Dome dia. (inner): 89 feet (27 m) The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a prominent Latin Rite Catholic basilica located in Washington, D.C., United States of America, honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary as Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, the principal Patroness of the USA.
The shrine is the largest Catholic church in the United States, the largest church of any kind in the western hemisphere, the eighth largest church building in the world, and the tallest habitable building in Washington, D.C.. An estimated one million pilgrims from around the country and the world visit the basilica each year. The basilica is on Michigan Avenue in the northeast quadrant of Washington, on land donated by The Catholic University of America. As of 2013 the rector of the shrine was Monsignor Walter R. Rossi, who possesses a Licentiate of Canon Law.Construction of this church, notable for its Neo-Byzantine architecture, began in 1920 under Philadelphian contractor John McShain. It opened unfinished in 1959. The Basilica is the Patronal Catholic Church of the United States, honoring the Virgin Mary, under the title Immaculate Conception. The cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Washington is the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, not the Basilica. The shrine has merited several papal visits, by Pope John Paul II who designated the National Shrine as a Minor Basilica in October 12, 1990 and Pope Benedict XVI, who bestowed the honor of a Golden Rose to the basilica. The Basilica does not have its own parish community, but it serves the adjacent University, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (located down the street), and hosts numerous Holy Masses for various organizations of the Church from across the United States. |
