Basilicas in Italy—Sardinia

Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Luogosanto, Sassari

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Honorius in 1227.

The Basilica was built by the Franciscans in the 13th Century on a site chosen by an apparition of the Virgin Mary and completely rebuilt in the 18th Century.

From a local source.

Basilica of St. Mary ad Nives, Cuglieri, Oristano

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XV in 1919.

Fishermen found a statue of the Madonna and Child in the 14th Century and the current church was built.  The Baroque and Neoclassical church has been expanded and renovated several times up till the 20th Century.

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

Basilica of Our Lady of Bonaria, Cagliari, Cagliari

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XI in 1926.

A carob wood statue of the Virgin and Child Jesus was found near this site in the 14th Century.  A church, now known as the Sanctuary, was soon built using a Catalan Gothic style to house the Madonna.  Pilgrims, especially sailors, came to pray to Jesus and his mother.  Spanish conquistadors gave the name of this shrine to what is now the capital of Argentina.  The white limestone Neoclassical Basilica (with Baroque elements) was built in the 18th Century and adjoins the Sanctuary.

All pictures are from Wikipedia.

Basilica of Our Lady of Remedy, Donigala Fenughedu, Oristano

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XII in 1957.

The Basilica was built in the 19th Century.

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

Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Sassari, Sassari

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1980.

The church was built between 1943 and 1952.

Pictures are from a local source and Wikipedia.

Basilica of Saint Anticio Martire, Sant Anticio, Sud

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

The Byzantine-style church was built in the 5th Century but has been expanded and renovated several times over the years.

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

Basilica of St. Simplicio, Olbia, Sassari

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1993.

The church is dedicated to a 6th Century bishop and martyr.  The origins of the granite church are murky, but likely date at least to the 11th Century.  The church was a diocesan cathedral until 1839.

Both pictures are from Wikipedia.

Basilica of St. Helen, Quartu Sant’Elena, Cagliari

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI in 2007.

A church was built on this site in the 12th Century and was replaced by a larger church in the 16th Century.  This church was destroyed by fire in 1775.  The current Gothic and Neoclassical Basilica dates to the first half of the 19th Century.

All pictures are from Wikipedia.

Basilica of Our Lady of Bonacatu, Banarcado, Oristano

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI in 2011.

The church dates to the Sixth Century although modifications have been made.  It is built of brick and volcanic stone and has a Romanesque façade.  The basilica houses a Black Madonna and has what is said to be the longest portico in the world with 666 arches.

From the Vatican website.