Franciscan Monastery and Memorial

Local nameFranciscan Monastery and Memorial
LocationBrookland, Washington, United States

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.

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Opening hours

Monastery and Garden
Mon - Fri: 9 am - 5 pm
Sat: 9 am - 6 pm
Sun: 8 am - 5 pm

Church and Catacomb guided tours
Mon - Sat: 10 am, 11 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm
Sun: 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm

Admission

Donations are appreciated.

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franciscan_Monastery_of_the_Holy_Land_in_America

Official website http://www.myfranciscan.org/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/franciscanmonastery?fref=ts

Phone +1 202 526 6800

Address 1400 Quincy St., N.E., Washington, DC 20017, USA

Coordinates 38°56'14.855" N -76°59'5.469" E

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