Catholic University in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 30, 2016
1. Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine Marker
Крайовий Собор
Пресвятої Родини
988-1988
Ukrainian Catholic
National Shrine
of the Holy Family
Blessed by His Holiness Pope John Paul II
October 7, 1979
Erected 1988.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is October 7, 1979.
Location. 38° 56.359′ N, 77° 0.199′ W. Marker is in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Catholic University. It is on Harewood Road Northeast south of Taylor Street Northeast, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4250 Harewood Road Northeast, Washington DC 20017, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Civil War Defenses of Washington (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Shoah Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dr. Justine Bayard Ward (approx. 0.3 miles away); Saint Mother Theodore Guerin (approx. 0.4 miles away); History of the Catholic University Law School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); U. S. Soldiers' Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pope Francis (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northeast Washington.
Regarding Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine. The date of 988 on the marker is the year when Vladimir the Great accepted Christianity as the state religion of Kievan Rus', a medieval East Slavic state and established the Kiev Metropolis.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 30, 2016
2. Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine Marker
The marker can be see against the wall at the near corner of the Shrine.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 30, 2016
3. Interior of the Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 30, 2016
4. Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine Marker
To the left of the driveway of the shrine is a sheltered crucifix and a memorial goldenrain tree. Near the tree is a small marker which reads: Goldenrain tree, In memory of the victims of the nuclear disaster in Chornobyl Ukraine, April 26, 1986.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 457 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 30, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
