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Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes, Belo Horizonte

20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in BrazilBasilica churches in BrazilBuildings and structures in Belo HorizonteRoman Catholic churches completed in 1923
Basílica de Nossa Senhora de Lourdes, Belo Horizonte, Brasil 068
Basílica de Nossa Senhora de Lourdes, Belo Horizonte, Brasil 068

The Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes (Portuguese: Basílica de Nossa Senhora de Lourdes), also known as the Basilica of Belo Horizonte, is a Catholic church built in a predominantly neo-Gothic style, which is located in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Its construction was completed around 1923. The author of the project was Manoel Tunes, and the works were made by Antonio Gonçalves Gravatá. In 1958 he was elevated to Basilica by decision of Pope Pius XII. The Church has three naves and has a length of 47 meters in length and 17 in width. In the interior there are three images of the Virgin Mary in her invocation of Our Lady of Lourdes, A wooden one, usually used in processions and coronations; A sculpted one in plaster, more than 100 years old, that is in the Grotto of Lourdes and another on the altar, which was brought from Rio de Janeiro on the occasion of the consecration of the church to the status of basilica, an act formally made in 1958.

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Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes, Belo Horizonte
Rua da Bahia, Belo Horizonte Lourdes (Regional Centro-Sul)

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Igreja de Lourdes

Rua da Bahia 1596
30160-907 Belo Horizonte, Lourdes (Regional Centro-Sul)
Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Basílica de Nossa Senhora de Lourdes, Belo Horizonte, Brasil 068
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