America's Church: The National Shrine and Catholic Presence in the Nation's Capital
The grandiloquently named Basilica Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a sort of Rodney Dangerfield of ecclesiastical edifices: it gets no respect. Often compared unfavorably with the elegant National Cathedral, it is not centrally located in the nation's capital, and reaching it requires a...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2013
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A journal of church and state
Year: 2013, Volume: 55, Issue: 2, Pages: 358-360 |
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| Summary: | The grandiloquently named Basilica Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a sort of Rodney Dangerfield of ecclesiastical edifices: it gets no respect. Often compared unfavorably with the elegant National Cathedral, it is not centrally located in the nation's capital, and reaching it requires a somewhat long ride on the Metro's Red Line to Brookland. One feels like an ant when entering the cavernous surroundings of the “Great Upper Church.” With John DeRosen's scowling Christ the Pantocrator looking down from the apsidial dome, the gigantic sanctuary reduces the altar and by extension the eucharistic celebration to minute proportions—a spectacle to be watched. |
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| ISSN: | 2040-4867 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: A journal of church and state
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jcs/cst019 |