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NORFOLK, Va. Saints glow in stained glass windows lining the newly pristine interior at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception. The sheen of black-and-white marble tiles, a throwback to the Catholic church s original floor, captures the saints reflections.
The Basilica of St. Mary, a historically Black church in Norfolk and the only predominantly Black basilica in the United States, received a grant to preserve its structure. The church's future is indelibly linked to its past.