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The Basilica of St. Josaphat is a ministry of the Conventual Franciscans on the South Side of Milwaukee in Historic Lincoln Village. The Basilica is a Franciscan center for prayer and spirituality, inspiration and beauty.
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The Basilica epitomizes the striving of early Polish immigrants to express their ethnic heritage, spiritual devotion, and patriotic pride by building impressive houses of worship. The first Poles came to Milwaukee in the 1840s, but their numbers did not become significant until after the Civil War.
The Basilica of St. Josaphat, located in the Lincoln Village neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, is one of 82 American minor basilicas. In its grandeur and opulence it is an excellent example of the so-called Polish cathedral style of church architecture found in the Great Lakes region of North ...
12 paź 2016 · 1. The church was built in large part by parishioners. The basilica is the third church to stand on the site. The first was lost to fire and replaced, but the new building proved too...
The Basilica of Saint Josaphat is a Minor Basilica created by Pope Pius XI in 1929 (the third church so honored in the USA). It fulfilled the necessary characteristics required by the Church to be so designated.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, St. Josaphat Basilica is a major visitors’ attraction in greater Milwaukee. The Basilica today serves an ethnically diverse Catholic community.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Basilica of Saint Josaphat The History of the Basilica of St. Josaphat: The city of Milwaukee became a major destination for thousands of Polish immigrants following the Civil War. Fleeing religious repression, they numbered about 60,000 in Milwaukee by 1900.
