Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Basilica

History & Significance

Basilica · Est. Parish established 1896; church completed 1908; elevated to minor basilica 2011

The Basilica Parish of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in Southampton, New York, traces to an 1896 mission serving Irish Catholic immigrants on Long Island's East End. The Gothic Revival church, built of granite and faced with white marble, was completed in 1908 at a cost of about $100,000, funded by both Irish workers and wealthy summer residents. On November 11, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI elevated it to a minor basilica, the first on Long Island. It serves the Diocese of Rockville Centre.

Gothic Revival (granite with white marble exterior)

• •Located at 168 Hill Street, Southampton, New York, in the Diocese of Rockville Centre
• •Parish founded in 1896; Gothic Revival church completed in 1908 for about $100,000
• •Elevated to minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI on November 11, 2011 — the first minor basilica on Long Island
• •Built of granite with a white marble exterior; interior features stained glass from Innsbruck, Austria
• •Actor Gary Cooper is buried at the basilica