Basilicas in the Caribbean

I blogged about the following basilicas on February 7, 2019:

Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Santiago, Cuba.
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Candelaria, Camaguey, Cuba.
Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary of the Annunciation, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

I blogged about the following basilicas on February 14, 2019:

Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Castries, St. Lucia.

Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius IX in 1877.

The Cathedral Basilica serves as the Cathedral for the Diocese of Basse-Terre. The Capuchins established a church here in the 1670s. The current basilica was built as a cathedral in the 1850s. The baroque façade is built with volcanic ashlar stones. There is also a bell tower. The Diocese of Basse-Terre consists of the French territories of Guadeloupe, Saint Barthelemy, and Saint Martin.

The first picture is from a local source and the second is from Wikipedia.

The Basilica Cathedral of Our Lady of Altagracia (High Grace), Higuey, Dominican Republic

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI in 1970.

The Basilica serves as the Cathedral for the Diocese of Our Lady of Altagracia in Higuey. Our Lady of Altagracia is the patroness of the Dominican Republic. The church contains an image of Our Lady that dates to the 16th Century and over 800,000 people visit the Basilica each year. The Basilica was constructed between 1954 and 1971 and has a 225-foot high arch over the entrance made of bronze and gold. The bell tower has 45 bronze bells. The current church replaced an earlier church that was built in 1572.

Pictures are from a local source, TripAdvisor, and Wikipedia.

Basilica of St. Anne, Willemstad, Curacao

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI in 1974.

The Basilica is a co-Cathedral for the Diocese of Willemstad, which serves Catholics in the Caribbean territories of the Netherlands. The Basilica was built between 1734 and 1752.

Both pictures are from Wikipedia.

National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Charity, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI in 1977.

The Basilica was built in 1926 and is linked to the village by a flight of 254 steps. There is a central bell tower and two side towers topped with brick domes. The image of Our Lady was found in 1608 in a nearby bay.

The first three pictures are from Pinterest and the last is from Wikipedia.

Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI in 1978.

The Cathedral Basilica is the cathedral for the Archdiocese of San Juan. It was built in 1529 and contains the tomb of the Spanish explorer, Juan Ponce de Leon. It is the second oldest church in the Americas, second only to the Cathedral in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

The first two pictures are from Flickr, the third from TripAdvisor, and the last two from Wikipedia.

Basilica of the Virgin of Monserrat, Hormigueros, Puerto Rico

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

A church was built in the late 16th Century to commemorate a miracle attributed to the intercession of the Virgin Mary. The current Basilica was completed in 1775. The bell tower has Mozarabic style elements.

The first picture is from Flickr and the others from Wikipedia.

Basilica of Our Lady of Charity, Havana, Cuba

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI in 2011.

The Basilica was built between 1819 and 1839. The Basilica employs elements of neoclassical style and well as Romanesque, the latter being primarily in the façade and bell tower. The Basilica has a statue of Our Lady of Charity similar to one in Santiago de Cuba.