CARDINAL GIBBONS, James: Plaque on Christopher Columbus (Cristoforo Columbo) statue at Holy Rosary Church in Washington, D.C.

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CARDINAL GIBBONS, James: Plaque on Christopher Columbus (Cristoforo Columbo) statue at Holy Rosary Church in Washington, D.C.

The plaque honors James Cardinal Gibbons for his 1913 decree establishing Holy Rosary Church as a shrine for Italian-American Catholics. It is mounted on the base of the Christopher Columbus statue at Holy Rosary Church in Washington, D.C. The statue and its plaques commemorate several important figures connected to the church and Italian-American heritage.