ens , ▁and ▁Ros ary ▁Port ico ▁continued ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Church ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁on ▁the ▁twenty - fif th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁its ▁dedic ation . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁" Fran cis can ▁Mon aster y ▁and ▁Memorial ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Land " ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁▁ ▁The ▁Memorial ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Sep ul cher ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁architect ▁Arist ide ▁Leon ori . ▁ ▁The ▁corner stone ▁was ▁laid ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁and ▁construction ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁church ' s ▁design ▁all udes ▁to ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Sep ul ch re ▁in ▁Jerusalem . ▁Its ▁floor ▁plan ▁lo os ely ▁res emb les ▁the ▁five fold ▁Jerusalem ▁cross . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ne o - By z antine ▁style , ▁res emb ling ▁H ag ia ▁Soph ia ▁in ▁Constantin ople . ▁Some ▁Roman es que ▁influ ences ▁were ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁design . ▁ ▁The ▁Ros ary ▁Port ico ▁designed ▁by ▁John ▁Joseph ▁Ear ley ▁surr ounds ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁It ▁contains ▁fifteen ▁chap els ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁myster ies ▁of ▁the ▁Ros ary . ▁Each ▁chap el ▁contains ▁pla ques ▁bearing ▁the ▁H ail ▁Mary ▁in ▁nearly ▁two ▁hundred ▁ancient ▁and ▁modern ▁languages . ▁The ▁Ros ary ▁Port ico