Basilica Shrine of St. Mary (Wilmington, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 34°13′55.9″N 77°56′35.9″W / 34.232194°N 77.943306°W

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Basilica Shrine of Saint Mary


Location	Wilmington, North Carolina
Country	United States
Denomination	Catholic Church
Website	https://www.saintmarybasilica.org
History
Status	Minor Basilica/Parish
Dedication	Mary, mother of Jesus
Dedicated	April 28, 1912
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Rafael Guastavino
Style	Spanish Baroque
Groundbreaking	May 20, 1908
Completed	1912
Specifications
Number of spires	Two
Materials	Brick
Administration
Diocese	Raleigh
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Luis R. Zarama
Vicar(s)	Steven Dimassimo
Pastor(s)	Thomas Davis



St. Mary's Catholic Church
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

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Location	412 Ann St. Wilmington, North Carolina
Coordinates	34°13′55.9″N 77°56′35.9″W / 34.232194°N 77.943306°W / 34.232194; -77.943306
Part of	Wilmington Historic District (ID74001364^[1])
Added to NRHP	May 6, 1974

The Basilica Shrine of St. Mary is a Minor Basilica in the Catholic Church located in Wilmington, North Carolina,^[2] in the Diocese of Raleigh. It was included as a contributing property in the Wilmington Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[3]

Architecture

Its historic main church is of the Spanish Baroque style. It was designed by Spanish architect Rafael Guastavino, who is known for his work on the Biltmore Estate, Basilica of St. Lawrence, and Duke Chapel. The church was constructed without wooden or steel beams and without nails, instead using brick tile.

School

The Basilica Shrine of St. Mary also hosts the St. Mary Catholic School. The school hosts children from grades kindergarten to eighth grade. The school was founded by the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in 1869 under the request of Bishop James Gibbons. The school was named Academy of the Incarnation. Another school, for poor girls, called St. Peter's Parochial School for Girls was also created. These schools were later closed.^[4]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "Basilica Shrine of Saint Mary".
^ "Wilmington Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
^ "History | St. Mary Catholic School, Wilmington, NC". Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2014.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh
Ordinaries	Bishops William Hafey Eugene J. McGuinness Vincent Stanislaus Waters F. Joseph Gossman Michael Francis Burbidge Luis R. Zarama
Churches	Cathedral Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral Basilica Basilica Shrine of St. Mary, Wilmington Parishes St. Michael the Archangel Church, Cary Immaculate Conception Church, Durham Immaculate Conception Church, Halifax St. Paul's Church, New Bern St. Raphael the Archangel Church, Raleigh St. Catherine of Siena, Wake Forest Chapel Sacred Heart Church, Raleigh
Education	High schools Cristo Rey Research Triangle High School, Durham John Paul II Catholic High School, Greenville Cardinal Gibbons High School, Raleigh St. Thomas More Academy, Raleigh
Priests	Bernard Shlesinger Casey Cole
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v t e Public and private high schools of New Hanover County, North Carolina
New Hanover County Schools
Public	Eugene Ashley John T. Hoggard Isaac Bear Early College Emsley A. Laney New Hanover Mosley Performance Learning Center Wilmington Early College
Private	Cape Fear Academy The Lyceum Academy Wilmington Christian Academy Coastal Christian St. Mark Catholic School St. Mary Catholic School Friends School of Wilmington Cape Fear Center for Inquiry Wilmington Preparatory Academy Wilmington Academy of Arts and Sciences
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