| Shrine of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church | |
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 Shrine of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church | |
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| 38°55′52″N 77°02′09″W / 38.931175°N 77.035910°W | |
| Location | 3211 Sacred Heart Way NW, Washington, D.C. |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | [1] |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Washington |
The Shrine of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic parish established in 1899 in the Mount Pleasant/Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington D.C. The parish church is a large domed Byzantine structure modeled after the Cathedral in Ravenna, Italy.
The current church is actually the second that the Shrine of the Sacred Heart community has called home. The original red brick structure was dedicated in 1901, and the current structure in 1922. Both buildings were influenced by the City Beautiful architectural movement which overtook Washington from 1901 to 1910.[1]
The parish was originally part of the Archdiocese of Baltimore before the establishment of the Archdiocese of Washington in 1939.
- ^ Flemons, Dr. Delois. "A Brief History of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart" (booklet). Published by the Shrine of the Sacred Heart (Washington), 1999.