{"exhibit":{"title":"Upon This Granite Block","description":"
I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.<\/em><\/p>\n \u2013 Matthew 16:18 (New American Standard Bible)<\/p>\n The foundation stone for the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception was laid on September 23, 1920. But, like Rome, the Shrine wasn\u2019t built in a day. This exhibit delves into the early history of the Shrine\u2014from its inception up until the intermission in its construction beginning in 1931.<\/p>","credits":"The Catholic University Archives","featured":0,"public":1,"theme":"","theme_options":null,"slug":"shrine","added":"2020-11-18 16:05:22","modified":"2021-01-05 12:34:48","owner_id":24,"use_summary_page":0,"cover_image_file_id":null,"id":27},"item":{"item_type_id":6,"collection_id":12,"featured":0,"public":1,"added":"2020-11-18 16:05:10","modified":"2020-11-18 16:05:10","owner_id":24,"id":8363}}
The title of this exhibit alludes to the famous Bible verse in which Jesus proclaims, \"upon this rock I will build My church.\" Of course Jesus was speaking figuratively; it has been widely noted that the name Peter means \"rock.\" But just over one hundred years ago, The Catholic University of America set about building its own church on a literal rock\u2014in this case, a massive block of polished black granite weighing four tons.<\/p>\n