Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Coromoto
Guanare, Venezuela
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Located 25 kilometers from Guanare in Portuguesa, Venezuela, the Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Coromoto is a minor basilica and national shrine honoring the patroness of Venezuela. Designed by exiled Spanish architect Juan Capdevila Elías and Venezuelan architect Erasmo Calvani beginning in 1975, the structure employs brutalist architecture. Construction commenced in early 1980 and proceeded intermittently before Pope John Paul II consecrated the basilica in February 1996, drawing more than two million devotees. The shrine stands on the site where the faithful believe the Virgin appeared to the Native American chief Coromoto. Pope Benedict XVI elevated the church to minor basilica status in 2007.
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- Type
- minor basilica, national shrine
- Place
- Guanare, Venezuela
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