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On Jan. 25 the Miraculous Medal Shrine, a Marian devotional destination and ministry of the Vincentians of the Eastern Province in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, announced it has been elevated by the Vatican to minor basilica status.
The Vatican has bestowed "minor basilica" status on the Miraculous Medal Shrine and the church that houses it in Germantown. Minor basilica status gives the shrine, located on the grounds of Saint Vincent’s Seminary in Northwest Philadelphia, prominence among other churches as well as certain honorifics and responsibilities. There is just one other minor basilica in Philadelphia and 91 others across the U.S.