Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes, Belo Horizonte
Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes | |
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Basílica de Nossa Senhora de Lourdes | |
Roman Catholic Church |
The Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes
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.
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Brazil
- Our Lady of Lourdes
References
- ^ Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes in Belo Horizonte
- ISBN 9788521313205.
- ^ (Professor.), John Knox; Knox, France (1969-01-01). Belo Horizonte. W. Andermann.
- ISBN 9788589820011.