Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Conewago

For other Basilicas of the same name, see Basilica of the Sacred Heart (disambiguation).

Significant dates

Conewago Chapel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pennsylvania state historical marker


Location	3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Hanover, Conewago Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°49′8″N 77°2′17″W / 39.81889°N 77.03806°W / 39.81889; -77.03806Coordinates: 39°49′8″N 77°2′17″W / 39.81889°N 77.03806°W / 39.81889; -77.03806
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1787
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP Reference #	75001604^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 29, 1975
Designated PHMC	December 12, 1947^[2]

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, also known as Conewago Chapel, is a Roman Catholic minor basilica dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus located in Conewago Township, Pennsylvania. The church is under the circumscription of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg.

Description

The Basilica was built between 1785 and 1787, and is constructed of brownstone with three-feet thick walls. It measures 2 1/2-stories high, three bays wide and five bays deep. It features a Federal style entrance with a semi-circular arched doorway and an 80-feet high spire, added in 1873. Attached to the chapel is a three-story rectory, also built in 1787. It is the oldest Roman Catholic church constructed of stone in the United States. Prince Gallitzin spent the first five years of his priesthood at Conewago Chapel from 1795 to 1799.^[3]

It was decreed a minor basilica on June 30, 1962.^[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.^[1]

Altar
Bell
1841 gravestone

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Conewago Chapel - PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes David C. Stacks (1973–1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Conewago Chapel" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.
↑ "Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-08-21.

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Diocese of Harrisburg

Bishops	Ordinaries Jeremiah F. Shanahan Thomas McGovern John W. Shanahan Philip R. McDevitt George L. Leech Joseph Thomas Daley William Henry Keeler Nicholas C. Dattilo Kevin C. Rhoades Joseph P. McFadden Ronald William Gainer Auxiliaries Lawrence F. Schott Joseph T. Daley

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. Patrick, Harrisburg Basilicas Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Conewago Basilica of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Danville Parishes St. Edward's Church, Shamokin

Education	High Schools Bishop McDevitt High School, Harrisburg Delone Catholic High School, McSherrystown Lancaster Catholic High School, Lancaster Lebanon Catholic High School, Lebanon Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School, Coal Township Trinity High School, Camp Hill York Catholic High School, York

Priests	Edward C. Malesic William J. Waltersheid

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