A project is underway to restore the nation’s first basilica, and some of the most delicate work is being performed by workers from New Jersey.
The Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis is undergoing a large-scale interior restoration. The project is part of the 112-year-old basilica’s $45 million capital campaign to preserve the structure.
The restoration officially began on Easter morning, when a bishop blessed and sealed the basilica’s front bronze doors…