St. Joseph's Basilica (Buenos Aires)

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Facade of the basilica
inner space

The Basilica of St. Joseph ( Spanish Basilica de José de Flores ) is a Roman Catholic church in the Flores district of Buenos Aires , the capital of Argentina . The Church of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires is dedicated to St. Joseph and bears the title of a minor basilica . It was built in the 1880s in the style of eclecticism .

history

After the church of San José de Flores was founded in 1806, a church was built from 1810 onwards. After slow construction progress, the neo-classical church was consecrated in 1831 by Bishop Mariano Medrano y Cabrera in the presence of the governor of Buenos Aires. The portico and the second tower were finally completed by 1833. The church was used until 1883.

The new pastor Feliciano de Vita began in 1878 with the planning of a larger church appropriate to the residences in the area. The foundation stone for the new church was laid on May 4, 1879, and the plans by the Italian architects Benito Panunzi and Emilio Lombardo were soon completed. The construction was directed by the architects Andrés Simonazzi and Tomás Allegrini. On February 18, 1883, the present church was consecrated by Monsignor Federico Aneiros. The governor Juan José Dardo Rocha and Mrs. Felisa Dorrego de Miró were the godparents of the church during a large popular celebration.

The church was raised to a minor basilica by Pope Pius X on January 20, 1912 , proclaimed by the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Mariano Antonio Espinosa . Six paintings about the life of St. Joseph were installed, relics and an image of St. Kolumba by Sens . The organ was solemnly consecrated in April. On July 1, 1916, the basilica was dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus . On October 28, 1956, the image of St. Joseph, with the approval of Pope Pius XII. canonically crowned. In 2006 the church was placed under monument protection.

architecture

The church was designed in the style of eclecticism with strong classical and neo-baroque references. The three-aisled basilica , whose high crossing dome has a drum , extends behind a columned portico . The central nave is roofed with a barrel vault , which is illuminated through the windows of the stitch caps . The side aisles are covered with coffered ceilings .

Web links

Commons : Basílica de San José de Flores  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ San José de Flores: Reseña histórica (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Basílica de San José de Flores on gcatholic.org
  3. ^ Churches with Canonically Crowned Images on gcatholic.org

Coordinates: 34 ° 37 ′ 45 ″  S , 58 ° 27 ′ 47.8 ″  W.