Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Ann
41°24′8.67″N75°41′29.43″W / 41.4024083°N 75.6915083°W / 41.4024083; -75.6915083
Location	1233 St. Ann St. Scranton, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Denomination	Catholic Church
Website	stannsmonasterybasilica.org
History
Founder	Passionists
Dedicated	April 2, 1929
Architecture
Functional status	Minor Basilica/National shrine
Architectural type	Romanesque Revival
Groundbreaking	1927
Completed	1929
Administration
Diocese	Scranton

The Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Ann is a Minor Basilica and National Shrine of the Catholic Church located in Scranton, Pennsylvania within the Diocese of Scranton. ^[1]

Contents

• Description
• References
• Further reading
• External links

Description

The first temporary chapel on this site, founded by the Passionist order as a monastery church, was erected in 1902; the present building was dedicated on April 2, 1929. ^[2] The church was declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II on October 27, 1997. The basilica is the site of an annual solemn novena in honor of St. Ann, which draws thousands of pilgrims every year.

References

Further reading

• Cassian Yuhaus, Speaking of Miracles: The Faith Experience at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Saint Ann in Scranton, Pennsylvania (New York: Paulist Press, 2006) ISBN   9780809144471

External links

• Saint Ann of Scranton (Eighth Edition)
• Sväto-Annská Poboznosť v Svätne Svätej Anny v Scranton (1952) Slovak-language devotional booklet