Basilicas in Brazil—Minas Gerais—2

Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows, Boa Esperanca

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

The church was built between 1784 and 1813.  The gold-plated main altar is done in a Baroque style.

The first picture is from the Diocesan website and the other is from a local source.

Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Conselheiro Lafaiete

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

The church was built in the 1960s in a modern style.  It can seat 1,100.

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

Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Borda da Mata

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI in 2005.

The church was built between 1951 and 1958 using a Romano-Lombard style.

From the diocesan website and a local source.

Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, Ouro Preto

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012.

The Baroque stone church was mostly built in the early 18th Century around an earlier chapel.  Construction continued until the mid-19th Century. 

All pictures are from Wikipedia.

Basilica of the Most Blessed Sacrament presented through the Intercession of Mary, Sacramento

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Francis in 2014.

The parish was established in 1857, but I have no information about the church.

The top picture is from the Diocesan website and the bottom one is from Flickr.

Basilica of St. Lawrence, Sao Lourenco

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Francis in 2016.

The Neo-Colonial and Baroque church was built in the mid-20th Century.  Local people bought individual bricks which they laid themselves in building the church.

From the Diocesan website and TripAdvisor.

Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy, Caete

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Francis in 2017.

The church was built in the mid-18th Century on a mountain at an elevation of over 5700 feet.  It is said to be the smallest basilica in the world.  It has an 18th Century image of Our Lady.

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

Basilica Shrine of the Good Lord Jesus of Deliverance, Liberdade

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Francis in 2018.

The local people were looking for an image of Jesus but had been unsuccessful.  One day an old man came to the village and said he could provide such an image.  All he needed was a piece of wood, some tools, and a private place to do his work.  The villagers agreed to this.  But after a few days, with the old man asking neither for food nor water, the people became concerned.  So they knocked down the door and did not find the old man.  Instead, the found a life-sized image of Jesus.  It remains in the church today.  The current church was built in 1928.

From a local source and TripAdvisor.

Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of the Abbey, Uberaba

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Francis in 2020.

The church was built between 1881 and 1921.  It is administered by the Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

From TripAdvisor and Wikipedia.

Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of the Abbey of Dirty Water, Romaria

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Francis in 2023.

Pilgrims began coming to a church in the location that got its name from the local village.  Eustaquio Van Lishout, the local parish priest, began construction of the current church in 1926 and it was completed in 1975.  It is constructed with Tapiocanga stone which has a natural red color.  Father Eustaquio was a Belgian missionary who died in 1943 and was beatified in 2006.

From the Diocesan website and TripAdvisor.