The Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Luján (Spanish: Basílica Menor de Nuestra Señora de Luján) is a Roman Catholic church building in Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Basilica of Luján | |
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Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Luján | |
Basílica Menor de Nuestra Señora de Luján | |
34°33′52″S 59°07′16″W / 34.56444°S 59.12111°W | |
Location | Luján, Buenos Aires |
Country | Argentina |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | www.basilicadelujan.org.ar |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Monumento Histórico Nacional[1] |
Designated | 1998 |
Style | Neogothic |
Groundbreaking | 1890 |
Completed | 1935 |
Specifications | |
Length | 104 meters (341 ft) |
Width | 42 meters (138 ft) |
Number of spires | 2 |
Spire height | 106 meters (348 ft) |
Bells | 15 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján |
Built in Neogothic style, it is dedicated to Our Lady of Luján, patron saint of Argentina.
Many people mistake this church for a cathedral. Actually, it is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján, whose see is located at the Cathedral Basilica of Mercedes-Luján in the neighboring city of Mercedes.
Gallery edit
- Interior of the Luján Basilica after the Luján Pilgrimage
- Behind the gates of the Luján Basilica after the Luján Pilgrimage
References edit
- ^ "Decreto 283/98". Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
External links edit
- Media related to Nuestra Señora de Luján Basilica at Wikimedia Commons
- Basílica Nacional Nuestra Señora de Luján Archived 2012-05-28 at the Wayback Machine - Arzobispado de Mercedes-Luján.
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