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Garden Tours at the Historic Franciscan Monastery on Saturdays
Looking to contemplate creation and faith? Ponder Pope Francis and his encyclical? Tour the magnificent gardens of the Franciscan Monastery.
Get an insider’s tour of one of the gardens at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land. Learn about the monastery’s history, the gardens and friars who designed them, and the Holy Land and Lourdes shrines.
Free tours through September 12 on Saturdays, 11 a.m. and noon, are led by guides from the Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild. Meet by the visitor center, 1400 Quincy St. NE, Washington, DC 20017; www.FMGG.org. Call 202-526-6800 to arrange a group tour.