The Basílica Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre (National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Charity del Cobre) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary located in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
Nuestra Señora del Cobre | |
---|---|
Basílica Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre | |
![]() | |
![]() | |
20°3′2.9772″N 75°56′56.274″W / 20.050827000°N 75.94896500°W | |
Location | El Cobre, Santiago de Cuba |
Country | Cuba |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Dedication | Our Lady of Charity del Cobre |
Consecrated | 1926 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Church |
Completed | 1926 |
Administration | |
Province | Santiago de Cuba |
Diocese | Santiago de Cuba |
The church houses the Virgin of Charity del Cobre, a colonial era virgin which is a Catholic national icon, The Patroness of Cuba.
History
editIt was built in 1926 in the village of El Cobre about 12 miles west of Santiago de Cuba. It is a 3 aisled church on the hill "Cerro de la Cantera" and is linked to the village by a flight of 254 steps. It has a central bell tower and two side towers crowned by red-brick domes.
The basilica is under the circumscription of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba. The basilica was decreed on December 22, 1977.[1]
Gallery
edit-
Basílica during its construction in 1926
-
View from circa 1935
-
Lateral view
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit