St. Iphigenia Basilica

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Facade of the basilica
Interior of the church

The Basilica of St. Iphigenia , also Our Lady of Conception ( Portuguese Nossa Senhorada Conceição ) or Basilica of the Most Holy Sacrament ( Portuguese Basilica Santíssimo Sacramento ), is a Roman Catholic church in the Ifigênia district of São Paulo in Brazil . The parish church of the Archdiocese of São Paulo is under the patronage of the Conception of Our Lady and St. Dedicated to Iphigenia . The neo-Romanesque church dates from the beginning of the 20th century.

history

Today's Basilica Santíssimo Sacramento is located near the Annexabaú Valley and was built in place of one of the oldest chapels in the city, the Nossa Senhora da Conceição chapel, which was built before 1720. This first chapel was renovated from 1794 and 1809 after the decree of John VI. raised to the parish church of Our Lady of the Conception and Saint Iphigenia, eponymous for the Ifigênia district around the church.

The church was demolished in the early 20th century. The current structure was planned by the Austrian architect Johann Lorenz Madein. The construction of the church began in 1904 and it was opened in 1910, still unfinished. The work was completed around 1913. The architectural style of the church, which has nothing to do with the old colonial building, has a neo-Romanesque character with neo-Gothic details, inspired by medieval northern European churches. The interior was richly decorated with paintings, stained glass, pulpits and a monumental organ . Between 1930 and 1954, the church of Santa Ifigenia served due to the construction of the Catedral da Sé as Prokathedrale the diocese. On April 18, 1958, she was by Pope Pius XII. raised to the rank of a basilica minor , the basilica of the Blessed Sacrament. It was listed in 1992 by the City Council for the Conservation of the Historical, Cultural and Environmental Heritage of the City of São Paulo (CONPRESP).  

Building

On the outside, the St. Iphigenia Church with two small towers on the entrance facade and a high, massive crossing tower is an example of neo-Romanesque architecture. The facades are decorated with rosettes and Lombard friezes typical of medieval Romanesque architecture . Access to the interior is through a main portal with several steps of perfect arches, which also have a neo-Romanesque character. The walls and vaults of the single-nave cruciform church are decorated with multi-colored, medieval paintings. The three rosettes and the large windows are decorated with stained glass windows from Venice . Under the rose windows of the nave there is a painting by Henri Bernard (around 1923), which depicts the Holy Family and the wedding at Cana . Other painters with works inside include Benedito Calixto and Carlos Oswald. The vaults of the interior are supported by neo-Gothic ribs. The nave has two neo-Gothic pulpits carved out of wood , imported from France in 1920 . The reliefs show the Saints Peter and Paul. An organ was delivered from Germany by Walcker in 1921. From the instrument, consecrated in 1924, a small positive was installed in place of the former high altar and is currently being played. The rest of the organ is in its original place.

Web links

Commons : St. Iphigenia  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Basílica do Santíssimo Sacramento on gcatholic.org
  2. ↑ History of the Parish Church (Portuguese)
  3. ↑ Basílica de Santa Efigênia - São Paulo, SP (Portuguese)
  4. ^ Opus 1947 of the Walcker organs

Coordinates: 23 ° 32 ′ 28 "  S , 46 ° 38 ′ 12"  W