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| Brumidi's altar piece at St. Al's depicts St. Aloysius receiving his First Communion from St. Charles Borromeo. The model for Aloysius' mother (at left) was Adele Cutts Douglas, wife of Stephen Douglas who ran against Abraham Lincoln for the Senate (Lincoln-Douglas debates) and the Presidency. |
900 North Capitol Street NW
In the vicinity of:
Union Station
Nearby Metro Station(s)
Union Station (Red)
Weekday Mass Schedule
Mon-Fri: 7:00 am (lower church) 12:00 pm (upper church)
Most federal holidays: Noon Mass only; please check bulletin or website
Holy Day Schedule
Mon-Fri: 7:00 am 12:00 pm
Saturdays, Christmas and New Year's: please check bulletin or website
Confession Schedule
Mon-Fri: 11:45 am - 12:00 pm
Other Devotions
Rosary - Mon-Fri: after Noon Mass
Sunday Mass Schedule
4:30 pm (Sat. Vigil) 8:00 am 9:30 am
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Built in the 1850s, just before Greco-Roman gave way to gothic, St. Aloysius is the oldest Catholic church building in downtown DC. Its treasures are several paintings done by Constantino Brumidi who, for decades, decorated the halls, rooms and Rotunda of the nearby U.S. Capitol Building. Attached to Gonzaga High School, St. Al's is in an area that is enjoying new life and development, however like Immaculate Conception, it is on the frontier.
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