Basilicas in Central Colombia

I blogged about the following basilicas on May 1, 2020.

• Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Medellin.
• Cathedral Basilica of St. James the Apostle in Tunja. 

Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquira, Chiquinquira, Boyaca

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XI in 1927.

The stone and brick Neoclassical Basilica was built between 1796 and 1823 and replaced a 16th Century church.  The Basilica was badly damaged by an earthquake in 1967 but has been restored.  The church has a painting of Our Lady dating to the 16th Century and has 15 chapels.

Both pictures are from Wikipedia.

Cathedral Basilica of St. Martha, Santa Marta, Magdalena

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XI in 1930.

The Basilica is the Cathedral for the Diocese of Santa Marta.  It was constructed in the mid-18th Century in a Renaissance style, although the tower has a Byzantine-style dome.  Simon Bolivar was buried in the church from 1830 (the year he died) to 1842.

All pictures are from Wikipedia.

Basilica of Our Lady of Mongui, Mongui, Boyaca

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI in 1966.

The Romanesque Basilica was built between 1694 and 1760 using calicanto stone.

Both pictures are from local sources.

Basilica of Our Lady of Candelaria, Medellin, Antioquia

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI in 1970.

The stone neoclassical church was built in the mid-17th Century and rebuilt at the end of the 18th Century.  It is the oldest church in Medellin and served as the Cathedral from 1868 to 1931.  The main altar is made of gold-painted wood.

 The top picture is from a local source and the others are from Wikipedia.

Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquira, La Estrella, Antioquia

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1986.

The Neo-Gothic church was built in the first quarter of the 20th Century.

From Wikipedia.

Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, La Ceja, Antioquia

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 2003.

The Neo-classical Basilica was built in the early 19th Century and renovated and expanded in the early 20th Century.  An earthquake destroyed the façade in 1938 and it was replaced with a Neo-Gothic structure.  The church has an Italian pipe organ with 1,300 pipes.

The first picture is from Flickr, the second from a local source, and the last two from Wikipedia.

Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Jardin, Antioquia

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 2003.

The Neo-Gothic Basilica was built between 1918 and 1940 to replace an earlier church.  The church has 128 windows and skylights, and the interior is painted turquoise.

The top picture is from Pinterest and the rest are from Wikipedia.

Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Moniquira, Boyaca

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010.

The Gothic Basilica was built in the early 20th Century and expanded in the mid-20th Century 

Both pictures are from local sources.

Basilica of St. Jude Thaddeus, El Santuario, Antioquia

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Francis in 2017.

The Neo- Gothic Basilica was built between 1898 and 1935.

The first picture is from a local source and the other two are from Wikipedia.

Basilica of Our Lady of the Snows, Firavitoba, Boyaca

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Francis in 2019.

The Neo-Gothic Basilica was built between 1873 and 1937 and is modeled after a European church.  It was constructed with local stone.  A 1995 earthquake severely damaged the church, but it has been restored.

The first two pictures are from local sources and the last is from Wikipedia.