Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America
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The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America[2][3] is a Franciscan complex[nb 1] at 14th and Quincy Streets in the Brookland neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C. Located on a hill called Mount Saint Sepulcher,[5] and anchored by the Memorial Church of the Holy Sepulcher,[3] it includes gardens, replicas of various shrines throughout Israel, a replica of the catacombs in Rome, an archive, a library, as well as bones of Saint Benignus of Armagh, brought from the Roman catacombs and originally in the cathedral of Narni, Italy.
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Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
District | Archdiocese of Washington |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Friary/Monastery |
Location | |
Location | 1400 Quincy St. N.E. Washington, D.C., United States |
Geographic coordinates | 38.9375°N 76.9853°W / 38.9375; -76.9853 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Aristide Leonori |
Type | Friary |
Style | Neo-Byzantine |
Groundbreaking | 1898 |
Completed | 1899 |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Added to NRHP | 17 January 1992 |
Franciscan Monastery and Memorial Church of the Holy Land | |
Coordinates | 38°56′15″N 76°59′7.1″W |
Area | 44 acres (18 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 91001943[1] |
Website | |
www.myfranciscan.org |
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