Our Lady Of Sorrows Basilica

The Order of Friar Servants of Mary is a community of men gathered together in the name of Jesus the Lord. With Mary as our abiding inspiration, we commit ourselves to witness and live the gospel in brotherly love and to be at the service of God and all people.

The Secular Order of the Servants of Mary (Servite Secular Order) is a Catholic organization of lay men and women plus diocesan priests living their Christian faith in the context of the world.

Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica is a Roman Catholic basilica on the west side of Chicago, Illinois. Located at 3121 West Jackson Boulevard, it is, along with St. Hyacinth and Queen of All Saints, one of only three churches in Illinois designated by the Pope with the title of basilica.HistoryFounded in 1874, it has been administered by the Servite fathers for its entire history. Ground was broken...

Only the Pope has the authority to designate a church building a basilica. This is an honorary title given to churches with especially noteworthy architecture, and Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica is only one of three churches in Chicago with such an esteemed degree. The Renaissance building was completed in 1900 after ten years of construction. Inside, an absolutely magnificent barrel-vaulted...