The Patronal Medal is awarded jointly by
The Catholic University of America
The Catholic University of America (CUA) is a private Catholic research university in Washington, D.C., United States. It is one of two pontifical universities of the Catholic Church in the United States – the only one that is not primarily ...
and the
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic minor basilica and national shrine in Washington D.C. It is the largest Catholic church building in North America and is also the tallest habitable building in Wa ...
. It is awarded someone who has "rendered distinguished service in the advancement of
Marian devotion, theology, or general appreciation of the place of Mary in the life of the Catholic Church."
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It is awarded on an occasional basis around December 8, the ]Feast of the Immaculate Conception
The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception celebrates the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on 8 December, nine months before the feast of the Nativity of Mary on 8 September. It is one of the most important Marian feasts in the l ...
, the Patronal feast of Catholic University and the Basilica. It was awarded 25 times between its establishment in 1974 and 2010.[
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Winners
See also
* List of religion-related awards
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See also
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* List of ecclesiastical decorations
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Catholic ecclesiastical decorations
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Catholic University of America
Catholic ecclesiastical decorations
Mary, mother of Jesus