Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (El Tejar)

The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception ( Spanish Basílica de la Inmaculada Concepción ) is a Roman Catholic church in the town of El Tejar in the Canton of El Guarco , Costa Rica . The church in the Diocese of Cartago is consecrated with the patronage of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Mother Mary and bears the title of a minor basilica .

history

The parish was founded in 1914. The church building at Parque de Tejar was built as a concrete structure in a modern architectural style with a wooden tent roof. A slender campanile with a high cross on top stands to the right of the entrance, a small clock tower on the left. In front of this is a portrait of Pope John Paul II. He gave the church the rank of minor basilica in 1985 . For the parish centenary in 2014, the basilica received a new altar with a relic of St. Josemaría Escrivá .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Basílica de la Inmaculada Concepción on gcatholic.org
2. ↑ Reliquia de San Josemaría en Basílica de la Inmaculada Concepción, Tejar del Guarco (Cartago, Costa Rica)  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on opusdei.org  

Coordinates: 9 ° 50 ′ 40 "  N , 83 ° 56 ′ 17.1"  W.