National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 
Washington, D.C.
The brainchild of Bishop Thomas J. Shahan, fourth rector of Catholic University, construction on the shrine began in 1920.
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The brainchild of Bishop Thomas J. Shahan, fourth rector of Catholic University, construction on the shrine began in 1920.