Rosary Basilica (Maracaibo)
The Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá ( Spanish Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Chiquinquirá ) is a Roman Catholic church in Maracaibo in the state of Zulia , Venezuela . The church in the Archdiocese of Maracaibo , also known as La Chinita , is consecrated under the patronage of Our Lady of the Rosary to the Virgin of Chiquinquirá as the patroness of the Zulia state and bears the title of a minor basilica .
history
On the initiative of Captain Juan de las Nieves Andrade, a hermitage was built as a mud hut in Maracaibo on 1686, which was consecrated to John of God . In 1709 a laundress discovered the image of the Virgin of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá , a copy from the Rosary Basilica of Chiquinquirá in Colombia, during an apparition of Mary . When it was transferred to the cathedral, the painting was brought to the hermitage early. In 1724, instead of the clay building, construction began on a larger church, which was consecrated in 1732. In 1770 a church tower was added. Various renovations followed and in 1806 the parish was founded. In 1858, José de Jesús Romero redesigned the church, which was renamed the Parish of Our Lady of Chiquinquirá and St. John of God .
In 1920 the church was founded by Pope Benedict XV. raised to the Basilica minor, which was then architecturally redesigned. The image of the Virgin Mary of Chiquinquirá was crowned in 1942 , the gold crown weighs 10 kilograms.
The three-aisled basilica has a double tower facade with a high gable. The high altar is in the choir, numerous niches are dedicated to various saints. In 2004 a monument to the Chinita was inaugurated in front of the basilica , the work was designed and executed by the architect Ali Namazi and built by the governor of Zulia Manuel Rosales.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Chiquinquirá on gcatholic.org; accessed on September 23, 2018.
- ^ Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Chiquinquirá ; accessed on September 23, 2018.
- ↑ Virgen de La Chiquinquirá (La Chinita) on venezuelatuya.com; accessed on September 23, 2018.
Coordinates: 10 ° 38 ′ 34.9 " N , 71 ° 36 ′ 57.2" W.