Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows | |
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![]() Interior of the basilica | |
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41°52′37″N 87°42′15″W / 41.877043°N 87.704033°W | |
Location | Chicago, Illinois |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Religious institute | Servite Order |
Website | www |
History | |
Status | Minor basilica, national shrine |
Founded | 1874 |
Dedication | Our Lady of Sorrows |
Consecrated | January 5, 1902 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Henry Engelbert John F. Pope William J. Brinkmann |
Style | Italian Renaissance Revival |
Groundbreaking | June 17, 1890 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Chicago |
Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica is a Catholic basilica on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, which also houses the National Shrine of Saint Peregrine. Located at 3121 West Jackson Boulevard, within the Archdiocese of Chicago, it is, along with St. Hyacinth and Queen of All Saints, one of only three churches in Illinois designated by the Pope with the title of basilica.
The church is also one of few "Black basilicas" in the United States, having a significant African-American population. Another is the Basilica of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Norfolk, Virginia.
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