Welcome to the Basilica

PRESERVING OUR HISTORIC CHURCH HOME

Dear Parish Family and Friends,

Thanks to your faith and generosity, we have accomplished so much together — from the beautiful renovations of our ceiling and choir loft stairway to the new altar table and upgraded sound system. We now turn to several important projects that must soon be completed to preserve our sacred home:

New church flooring
Roof repairs and wall crack restoration
Refurbishing pews and kneelers
Renovations in the sacristy

Your generosity will help ensure that our beautiful, historic Basilica continues to inspire prayer and worship for generations to come.
Thank you for your continued faith, love, and commitment to the Lord and to our parish family.

In Christ,
Very Rev. Jan Ligeza, S.T.L.
Pastor, Basilica of the Immaculate Conception

A special fundraising
campaign is underway.
You may donate securely online
by clicking the button below.
Select “Church Renovations” below FUND.
You may also drop a donation in
the collection basket or mail it to the church.

Parish Soft Giving Donations

The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception was founded in 1854, and was the first church named after Pope Pius IX declared the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception on December 8, 1854.

The church, however, became a victim of the Civil War, when Union soldiers sacked and burned the Church. Following the war, the growing Catholic community built another beautiful church on the same site and dedicated it in 1871.

This second church would last for 32 years, when it was consumed by flames once again in the Great Jacksonville Fire of 1901. In 1910, the parishioners celebrated the opening of the third church with great fanfare. This is the beautiful House of God that now rises over downtown Jacksonville.

The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception has a rich history as one of the oldest Catholic Church’s in north Florida. It is without doubt a magnificent testimony to the faith of the Catholic community of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, who desired a place to worship and from which to share the Gospel. To accomplish their goals, they spared no expense an willing sacrificed for the salvation of all.

The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception continues to be a spiritual home, a light of Christ in the City, and a refuge to sinners seeking the mercy of God loves outpoured.