Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Coro)

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The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe ( Spanish Basílica de Nostra Senora de Guadalupe ) or the Basilica of El Carrizal is a Catholic church near La Vela de Coro, port city of the city of Coro 25 kilometers to the west , capital of the Venezuelan state of Falcón . The church in the hamlet of Carrizal belongs to the political municipality of Colina and to the parish of Our Lady of Carmen de la Vela de Coro of the Archdiocese of Coro . The pilgrimage church is consecrated to the Blessed Mother Mary under the invocation of Our Lady of Guadalupe as the patron saint of the state and the archbishopric .

history

Tradition has it that in 1723 a tribe with the canvas of Our Lady of Guadalupe was found on the coast of Muaco. Then the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe was built in colonial style by Father Don Pedro Sangronis. Until 1992 the Catholic shrine was rebuilt and consecrated by Ramón Pérez Ovidio Morales , Bishop of Coro.

The church is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the city of Coro and its port, created in 1993 . The church was founded on June 11, 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI. bestowed the rank of minor basilica .

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The saddle roof of the nave is supported by 16 columns and is still in colonial style, the walls are made of clay as bahareque surfaces. On the left side of the entrance there is a square tower with a round upper floor. The two portraits of Our Lady of Guadalupe are significant . One is a painting that completes the main altar as an altarpiece, the other is a wooden statue that is venerated in the niche to the right of the altar. This statue of the Virgin Mary was canonically crowned on December 12, 1992 according to the decree of Pope John Paul II .

At the side of the church there is a spacious square that can accommodate around 20,000 people at church services. This space is used in particular for the arrival of the Virgin Mary on December 11th and 12th on the day of the apparition of Mary in Mexico and on February 27th to celebrate the day the image was found on the coast. The El Carrizal place of worship is also located on the square.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Falcón se prepara para las Fiestas Regionales en Honor a la Virgen de Guadalupe. January 22, 2019, accessed September 10, 2019 (Spanish).
  2. ↑ Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de El Carrizal on gcatholic.org
  3. ↑ Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe cubre de flores el desierto venezolano. May 19, 2012, Retrieved September 10, 2019 (Spanish).

Coordinates: 11 ° 27 '57.7 "  N , 69 ° 32' 44.8"  W.