Basilica of Our Lady of Nazareth of Exile
Basilica of Our Lady of Nazareth of Exile | |
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Basílica Nossa Senhora de Nazaré do Desterro | |
eclectic | |
Specifications | |
Length | 62 metres (203 ft) |
Width | 24 metres (79 ft) |
Height | 20 metres (66 ft) |
Number of spires | 2 |
Spire height | 42 metres (138 ft) |
Bells | 9 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belém do Pará |
The Basilica of Our Lady of Nazareth of Exile (also the Basilica of Belém;
The current structure of the basilica was designed in 1909 by Gino Coppedè, and was commissioned by Barnabite priests of the Genoa house. Coppedè planned the structure as a basilica rather than a parish church. It followed the design of Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, an eclectic, Neoclassical, 19th-century structure by Pasquale Belli and Luigi Poletti. Coppedè's design, controversially, had no steeples. As with Church of Saint Anne, designed by the Italian architect Landi, dual bell towers were added despite the intent of the architect. The municipal government of Belém argued that all churches in the Lusophone world should have two steeples. The cornerstone was placed on October 24, 1909, by the then Archbishop of Belem, Santino Maria Coutinho.[4]
The basilica measures 62 metres (203 ft) long, 24 metres (79 ft) wide, and 20 metres (66 ft); its towers reach and additional 42 metres (138 ft) high. It has nine bells, the largest of which weighs more than 2 tons and is 1.8 metres (5.9 ft) in diameter.[5]
Protected status
The Basilica of Our Lady of Nazareth was listed as a historic structure by the Department of Historic, Artistic and Cultural Heritage (DPHAC) of the state of Pará in 1992.[5]
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Brazil
- Our Lady of Nazareth
References
- ^ "Basílica Santuário Nossa Senhora de Nazaré do Desterro". GCatholic.org. 2022-09-11. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ISBN 9788578935733.
- ISBN 9780756648619.
- Wikidata Q113581046.
- ^ a b "Belém – Basílica de Nossa Senhora de Nazaré" (in Portuguese). iPatrimonio. 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-01.