History & Significance
Basilica · Est. Built 1907–1913, dedicated 1913; designated a minor basilica in 1926
The Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis was planned by Archbishop John Ireland as a pro-cathedral and built from 1907 to 1913 (dedicated 1913), designed by Franco-American architect Emmanuel Louis Masqueray in the Beaux-Arts style. In 1926 Pope Pius XI raised it to the rank of minor basilica, making it the first basilica established in the United States. It serves as the co-cathedral of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (so designated in 1966) and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
Beaux-Arts style, with Baroque influences
- •Designated the first minor basilica in the United States by Pope Pius XI in 1926
- •Co-cathedral of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (since 1966)
- •Designed by architect Emmanuel Louis Masqueray; built 1907–1913 and dedicated 1913
- •Founded as the Pro-Cathedral of Saint Mary by Archbishop John Ireland
- •Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975
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