Our Lady of Victory Basilica (Lackawanna, New York)
The Our Lady of Victory Basilica is a Catholic parish church and national shrine in Lackawanna, New York. Due to the multiple charities of founder Father Nelson Baker, the shrine is a popular pilgrimage and visitor destination in Lackawanna. It is part of the Diocese of Buffalo.
The front exterior of Our Lady of Victory Basilica.
View of the side exterior of Our Lady of Victory Basilica.
A sign describing the basilica's important status amongst Father Nelson Baker's several charitable institutions of Our Lady of Victory parish.
The sarcophagus containing the remains of Father Nelson Baker.
Lackawanna is a city in Erie County, New York, United States, just south of the city of Buffalo in western New York State. The population was 19,949 at the 2020 census. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in New York, growing in population by 10% from 2010 to 2020. It is part of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The city of Lackawanna is in the western part of Erie County.
Lackawanna's Orange City Hall
Our Lady of Victory Basilica
Lackawanna's Veterans Stadium (formerly Ron Jaworski Stadium)
Wind turbines of the Steel Winds project at former Bethlehem Steel plant along Lake Erie