Talk:Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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This section sounds like it's from a press release: "As the United States' most historic Cathedral, the Basilica of the Assumption deserves to be protected, restored to its original beauty for its upcoming bicentennial celebration, and maintained at a level worthy of a National Shrine, U.S. National Landmark, cherished place of worship, and international cultural site." Removed it and added information about the archdiocese's other co-cathedral. Will work on this page in the next week or so to add add'l information about the basilica's history. --Seandc 02:19, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

Oldest Cathedral?
I'm not sure I understand "The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, also called the Baltimore Basilica, was the first Roman Catholic cathedral built in the United States," (1806-1821) The St. Louis Cathedral Archdiocese_of_New_Orleans was built in 1718. Any help appreciated. Thanks.Tstrobaugh 21:13, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Sure, Louisiana was not admitted to the union until 1812. A similar example would be the Cathedral-Basilica of St. Augustine, built 1793-97.  So, while the Baltimore Basillica is not the oldest cathedral in the United States, it was "the first Roman Catholic cathedral built in the United States." --Jdurbach 15:00, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
 * A similar situation is with the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is considered the oldest cathedral in continuous use in the United States because (1) The Baltimore Basilica is designated co-cathedral and (2) The Saint Louis Cathedral was closed for a period of time for major renovations, during which a pro-Cathedral was used. --Gerald Farinas (talk) 17:51, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * So, it seems that St. Louis R.C. Cathedral in New Orleans was an American cathedral for years before Baltimore's opened in 1821. When Louis Dubourg was appointed Louisiana's bishop in 1815, it was already an American state. Unless I'm missing something, Baltimore's slogan as "America's First Cathedral" appears to be factually incorrect. Should our article explicitly point this out, or should we continue to present the basilica's slogan (& web address) without qualification? —173.68.139.31 (talk) 03:14, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Suggestion: The slogan "America's First Cathedral" currently appears twice in our infobox, once as "other name" and once as the website address. If nobody objects within the next few weeks, I'm inclined to footnote these entries with something like:
 * "Despite the Basilica's slogan, St. Louis R.C. Cathedral in New Orleans was an American cathedral for years before Baltimore's opened in 1821."

Further suggestions welcome. —173.68.139.31 (talk) 20:27, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Wrong Buiding!
The map link on geohack points to the wrong coordinates - should be 39.294390, -76.616155 24.126.102.48 (talk) 14:25, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

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