Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Conewago explained

Conewago Chapel
Designated Other1 Name:	Pennsylvania state historical marker
Designated Other1 Abbr:	PHMC
Designated Other1 Date:	December 12, 1947^[1]
Designated Other1 Link:	List of Pennsylvania state historical markers
Designated Other1 Color:	navy
Designated Other1 Textcolor:	ffc94b
Location:	3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Hanover, Conewago Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	39.8189°N -77.0381°W
Built:	1787
Architecture:	Federal
Added:	January 29, 1975
Refnum:	75001604

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 (Adams County), Pennsylvania. The church is a part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg.

Description

The Basilica was built between 1785 and 1787, and is constructed of brownstone with three-foot-thick walls. It measures stories high, three bays wide and five bays deep. It features a Federal style entrance with a semi-circular arched doorway and an 80-foot-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.^[2]

It was decreed a minor basilica on June 30, 1962.^[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

List of Pastors

The following priests have served as pastor of the church:^[4]

See also

• John W. Beschter

External links

• Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus information
• Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus organ specifications from the American Guild of Organists

Notes and References

1. Web site: Conewago Chapel - PHMC Historical Markers . Historical Marker Database . Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission . December 7, 2013 . https://archive.today/20131207041235/http://search.pahistoricalmarkers.com/ . December 7, 2013 . dead .
2. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2013-08-21. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H001254_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Conewago Chapel]. 2011-12-08. David C. Stacks. PDF. 1973–1974.
3. Web site: Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. 2013-08-21. GCatholic.org.
4. Web site: History of Our Pastors . The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus . February 2, 2022 . en.