Brazil—Sao Paulo—3

Basilica Sanctuary of St. Michael the Archangel, Sao Miguel Arcanjo, Sao Paulo

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Francis in 2018.

 

A church was built here in the late 1800s.  The current neo-Gothic church was built between 1945 and 1962.

From a local source 

 

Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo

Declared a minor basilica by Francis in 2019.

The Benedictine church was built in 1947.

From a local source.

Basilica of St. Anne, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Francis in 2020.

The Jesuits built a church here in the 18^th Century.  After they were expelled from Brazil in 1759 the church fell into secular use.  The parish was reestablished in 1895 and the current church was built beginning in 1906 and wasn’t completed until after the First World War.

From a local source.

Basilica Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Conception, Tatui, Sao Paulo

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Francis in 2021.

The parish was established in 1818 and the current church dates to the late 1800s.

From TripAdvisor

Basilica of the Good Lord Jesus, Monte Alo, Sao Paulo

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Francis in 1922.

This church opened in 1881.

Pictures are from local sources.

Basilica of St. Benedict, Araraquara, Sao Paulo

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Francis in 2023.

I was unable to find anything about this basilica.

Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy, Piedade, Sao Paulo

Declared a minor basilica by Francis in 2023.

The parish was established in 1847 and the current building opened in 1916.

From Dreamstime

Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Cruzeiro, Sao Paulo

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Francis in 2025.

This baroque and neoclassical church opened in 1935.

From Dreamstime.

New basilicas in Brazil

Basilica of St. Francis Xavier of Engenho Velho, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Leo XIV in 2025.

A church has been here since the 16^th Century and was originally Jesuit.  The current church was built in the 1920s.

 

 Pictures are from Flickr and a local source.

Basilica Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Conception of Aparecida and St. Innocent Martyr, Tomazina, Parana

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Leo XIV in 2026.

The parish was established in 1886 and the existing masonry church was built between 1926 and 1935.  A German artist painted panels and frescoes in the 1950s.  Relics of St. Innocent, a 3^rd Century Roman martyr, were moved to here from Rome in 1975 which has attracted pilgrims. 

From a local source.

Brazil—Sao Paulo—2

Cathedral Basilica of St. Bento, Marilia, Sao Paulo

Designated a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI in 1975.

The basilica is the cathedral for the Diocese of Marilia. 

Pictures are from the Diocese website and Instagram.

Basilica of Our Lady of Penha de Franca, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo

Designated a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1985.

 A church was built here in the 1950s but could not handle the large number of pilgrims that it attracted.  So, the current church was built in the 1960s and is 10 times the size of the first church.

From a local source and Wikipedia.

Basilica of Our Lady of Bethlehem, Itatiba, Sao Paulo

Designated a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1991.

The church was built between 1830 and 1850.  It was largely rebuilt in the 1960s.

 

From Wikipedia.

Basilica of St. Vincent de Paul, Assis, Sao Paulo

Designated a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1998.

Established as a parish in 1940.

From local sources.

 

Basilica of Our Lady of the Conception of Good Success, Caconde, Sao Paulo

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI in 2008.

The neo-Romanesque church was built between 1820 and 1856.  The parish dates to 1775.

 

From Wikipedia.

Basilica of Our Lady of Patronage, Araras, Sao Paulo

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010.

The neo-classical church was built between 1879 and 1881.  It is designed as a replica of the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome.

 

All pictures from Wikipedia.

 

Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Caieiras, Sao Paulo

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012.

The neo-Gothic church was built between 2006 and 20008 for the seminary of a clerical society and a house of formation for the Heralds of the Gospel.  The seminarians come from all over the world.  The school’s library will soon have 150,000 books.

All from Wikipedia.

 

Basilica of Our Lady of Good Voyage, Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI in 2013, 10 days before he resigned.

The parish is the oldest in the diocese—established in 1812.

From TripAdvisor.

 

Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima, Embu das Artes, Sao Paulo

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Francis 2014.

The church was built between 2004 and 2014 by the Heralds of the Gospel.

 

From TripAdvisor.

Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua, Americana, Sao Paulo

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Francis in 2014.

The church was built between 1950 and 1977.  It is the largest neoclassical church in Brazil.

Pictures are from Wikipedia and TripAdvisor.

 

 

Brazil—Sao Paulo—1

I blogged about the following churches on September 9, 2019

·       The Cathedral Basilica of St. Ann, Botucatu, Sao Paulo

·       The Cathedral Basilica of Our and National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida, Aparecida, Sao Paulo

·       The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo

Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XII in 1950.

The basilica was built in 1934 and has a pipe organ with almost 10,000 pipes.

 

The top picture is from Expedia and the other two are from Wikipedia.

 

Basilica of St. Anthony of the Embare, Santos, Sao Paulo

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XII in 1952.

A small chapel was built here in 1874.  It was placed under the care of the Capuchin Friars in 1922 who built the current neo-Gothic church between 1930 and 1945.

 

The first picture is from TripAdvisor and the last is from Wikipedia.

 

Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XII in 1954.

The Franciscans built this neo-Romanesque church between 1937 and 1945.

 

Can't find pictures.

 

Basilica of the Blessed Sacrament, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XII in 1958.

A chapel dedicated to St. Ifigenia was built here in the early 18^th Century and the current church was built in the 19^th Century.  It served as Sao Paulo’s cathedral from 1930 to 1954.

 

Both pictures are from Wikipedia.

 

Basilica of Our Lady of the Snows, Iguape, Sao Paulo

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John XXIII in Pius XI in 1962.

This church was constructed in the 18^th and 19^th Centuries using Portuguese stone, mortar, and whale oil.

 From Wikipedia.

 

Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Campinas, Sao Paulo

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI in 1974.

A church was built here in 1774 at the same time the city was established.  The current neo-Gothic church was built in 1781.

From Wikipedia and Expedia.

 

Basilica of the Good Lord Jesus, Tremembe, Sao Paolo

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI in 1974.

A chapel was built here in 1672 to house a wooden statue of Jesus.  The church was expanded in 1795.

.From Wikipedia and a local source.

            

 

 

 

Italy—Emilia Romagna and Tuscany—9

 

Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption, Montecatini Terme, Tuscany

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1988.

The basilica was built in the 1950s to replace an earlier church.

From Trip Advisor

Basilica of the Blessed Virgin of the Castle, Fiorano Modenese Emilia Romagna

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1989.

 

The basilica is built on a hill over the ruins of a castle.  The castle was built in the 10^th Century to protect the local people from invaders.  A 15^th Century painting of the Virgin Mary was considered miraculous after it survived two invasions.  The castle was destroyed in the 16th Century and the church was built in the 17^th Century.

Top picture is from a local source and the other two are from TripAdvisor.

 

Basilica of St. Agatha, Asciano, Tuscany

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1991.

The Romanesque and Gothic church was built between the 11^th and 13^th Centuries.

From a local source and TripAdvisor

Cathedral Basilica of St. Stephen, Prato, Tuscany

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1996.

The basilica is the cathedral for the Diocese of Prato.  The Gothic Romanesque church was built between about 1100 and 1500.  A pulpit is partially attributed to Donatello.

All are from Wikipedia.

Basilica of St. Rufillo, Forlimpopoli, Emilia Romagna

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1999.

The basilica was originally built in the 6^th and 7^th Centuries but has been enlarged since then.

From TripAdvisor and Wikipedia

Cathedral Basilica of St. Colomba, Rimini, Emilia Romagna

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 2002.

The basilica is the cathedral for the Diocese of Rimini.  Construction began on the Romanesque church in 800 but was discontinued in 1468.  Some of the artwork, including a crucifix were done by Giotto.  The church was heavily damaged during the Second World War but was restored.

From Wikipedia.

Basilica of Our Lady of Our Lady of Grace, Cortemaggiore, Emilia Romagna

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI in 2008. 

The Gothic church was built in 1480.

From Wikipedia.

Sanctuary Basilica of St. Mary of Steccata, Parma, Emilia Romagna

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI in 2008.

The Knights of Malta built a church here in 1492 to house an image of St. John the Baptist thought to be miraculous.  The current Renaissance church was built in the early 16^th Century to house an icon of a nursing Madonna.  Pilgrims came requiring a fence (steccata) to be built around the image.  Several dukes of Parma are buried in the church.

From Wikipedia.

Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady, La Verna, Tuscany

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI in 1921.

I missed this one.

St. Francis of Assisi received the Stigmata at this site in 1224.  The Renaissance and Baroque church was built starting in 1260 but continued until the 18^th Century.

From local sources and Wikipedia.