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Title: Sites & Scenes: The Cathedral District
Post by: thelakelander on March 30, 2021, 09:58:13 AM
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A virtual tour of Downtown Jacksonville's Cathedral District with sights and scenes from the March 27 Jaxson Magazine walking tour.

Read More: https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/sites-scenes-the-cathedral-district/
Title: Re: Sites & Scenes: The Cathedral District
Post by: Charles Hunter on March 30, 2021, 11:43:18 AM
Thanks for sharing this, looks like it was a fun and enlightening tour.
Title: Re: Sites & Scenes: The Cathedral District
Post by: Ken_FSU on March 30, 2021, 07:23:03 PM
Great article, looked like a fun tour!

Maybe it's my Catholic upbringing and bias speaking, but I don't know if there's a more beautiful spot downtown than Immaculate Conception.

Especially Easter week, it's nice to be able to pop my head in for a few minutes here and there between meetings or for a lunch-time mass.

Hard to replicate that in the 'burbs.

Also worth mentioning that it's one of only six churches in Florida ever designated as a basilica by the Pope for its exceptional historical significance, and one of only 80 or so in the United States. For context, neither Miami nor Tampa/St. Pete has a church with this high a designation.