Basilica of Regina Pacis
Historic site · Dyker Heights, New York
A church designed by Anthony J. DePace, for which ground was broken on October 3, 1948 and which was completed in 1950 under its founding pastor, Angelo R. Cioffi. Pope Benedict XVI raised it to minor basilica in November 2012.
History
Ignacio LaRussa painted its ceiling mural, and the building was air-conditioned early. Its crowns have been stolen twice.
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1230 65th Street, Brooklyn, NY
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