page_title: St Patrick's Basilica, Ottawa
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: St Patrick's Basilica, Ottawa / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: English: The Lourdes Grotto in St Patrick's Basilica, Ottawa, ON.
context_page_description: St Patrick's Basilica is a Roman Catholic Church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Located at 281 Nepean Street in Downtown Ottawa, it is the oldest church in the city that serves the English-speaking community. The Basilica is one of the regular buildings featured in the Doors Open Ottawa architectural heritage day.
context_section_description: The building is made of local stone in the Gothic Revival style and features a carved and stencilled ceiling, marble altars, stained glass windows, and oak pews dating to 1954.
  The base of the current Altar of Sacrifice was originally the site of the raised marble pulpit. This latter was originally installed in 1930 and relocated slightly in an interior renovation of 2003. The Altar of Reservation was built in 1902. To the right of the altar is a beautiful replica of Murillo's Assumption of the Virgin Mary, hand painted by Québec nuns in 1929.
  The ceiling, most of the murals, and some of the stained glass windows are the work of Guido Nincheri from the 1920s and 1930s. The Stations of the Cross are bas-reliefs from 1876. The church seats about 1,000.
  At the main entrance to the church are the World War I and World War II memorials listing the names of parishioners who died in those wars. 
  In 1998 the basement of the church was excavated to form a basement (called the Scavi) containing a kitchen, meeting rooms, the Book Shop, and a Lourdes Grotto. The large area around the Lourdes Grotto is about two-thirds the size of the main church, and is used for Mass on occasions when the main church is unavailable.
caption: The Lourdes Grotto in the basement of the basilica was created in 1998.
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