Basilica of Our Lady of Nazareth of Exile

The Basilica of Our Lady of Nazareth of Exile (Portuguese: Basílica Nossa Senhora de Nazaré do Desterro) or the Basilica of Belém is a Catholic temple in the city of Belém, the building of which started in 1909 at the place where the image of the Virgin of Nazareth was found by Plácido José de Souza (whose origins are controversial, with different versions). state of Pará, on the banks of the Murututu Igarapé in Brazil.

The current temple, marked by several architectural styles, whose strengths are neoclassical and eclectic, began to be built in 1909, with the laying of its cornerstone on October 24 of that year by the then Archbishop of Belem Santino Maria Coutinho.

Pope Pius XI declared the temple a basilica in 19 July 1923. Pope Pius XII granted a decree of Pontifical coronation to its venerated Marian image on 9 July 1953. Pope Benedict XVI elevated to the status of the Archdiocesan Marian Sanctuary on 31 May 2006, becoming the Basilica Sanctuary of the Virgin of Nazareth.

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in Brazil
  • Our Lady of Nazareth
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8 October 2016
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3 September 2014
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♥️ Nyna
12 November 2016
Que lindo lugar pra se visitar com a família. Me senti em paz. Tem missa no final da tarde, batismos coletivos nos fins de semana e fica de frente para uma pracinha super agradável. Maravilhoso.
Antonio Mokarzel
20 March 2017
Uma das maiores e mais bonitas igrejas de Belém, começou a ser erguida em 1909, no lugar onde foi encontrada a imagem de N. Senhora de Nazaré por Plácido José de Souza, às margens do Igarapé Murututu
@LuísAleixoPSC (Twitter/Instagram). Engenheiro Civil e de Segurança do Trabalho.
Próximo ao belíssimo presépio na Adoração da Paróquia de Nazaré que esta começando nesse exato momento ... Venham pra cá adorar, louvar e glorificar ao menino Deus presente na Hóstia Santa Consagrada
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Praça Justo Chermont, 39 - Nazaré, Belém - PA, 66035-140, Brazil Get directions
Tue 5:00 PM–8:00 PM
Wed 5:00 PM–10:00 PM
Thu-Fri 5:00 PM–8:00 PM
Sat 11:00 AM–1:00 PM
Sun 7:00 AM–Noon

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