Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America

Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America
Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America (2006)
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
DistrictArchdiocese of Washington
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusFriary/Monastery
Location
Location1400 Quincy St. N.E.
Washington, D.C., United States
Geographic coordinates38°56′15″N 76°59′07″W / 38.9375°N 76.9853°W / 38.9375; -76.9853
Architecture
Architect(s)Aristide Leonori
TypeFriary
StyleNeo-Byzantine
Groundbreaking1898 (1898)
Completed1899 (1899)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Added to NRHP17 January 1992
Franciscan Monastery and Memorial Church of the Holy Land
Coordinates38°56′15″N 76°59′7.1″W / 38.93750°N 76.985306°W / 38.93750; -76.985306
Area44 acres (18 ha)
NRHP reference No.91001943
Website
www.myfranciscan.org

The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America is a Franciscan complex at 14th and Quincy Streets in the Brookland neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C. Located on a hill called Mount Saint Sepulcher, and anchored by the Memorial Church of the Holy Sepulcher, it includes gardens, replicas of various shrines throughout Israel, a replica of the catacombs in Rome, an archive, a library, as well as bones of Saint Benignus of Armagh, brought from the Roman catacombs and originally in the cathedral of Narni, Italy.