Basilicas in Spain—Toledo and Merida-Badajoz

Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady, Siguenza, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XII in 1948.

The Cathedral Basilica was built primarily between the 12th and 14th Centuries, possibly on the site of an older cathedral, and is mostly Gothic in style although elements of other styles are present.

All pictures are from Wikipedia.

Royal Monastery of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Guadalupe, Caceres, Estremadura

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XII in 1955.

The monastery was established in the 14th Century and was given a royal designation the same century.  The monastery uses the Mozarabic liturgical rite rather than the Roman rite.  Columbus came here in 1492 to thank God for his discovery of the New World.  The basilica has paintings from Goya and El Greco.

All pictures are from Wikipedia.

Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Meadow, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI in 1967.

The Cathedral Basilica was built in the 15th Century to replace an earlier church.  It originally had Gothic and Romanesque features, but Renaissance and Baroque elements have been added.

Pictures are from Wikipedia.

Basilica of Our Lady of the Meadow, Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha

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

The Mozarabic church was built in the 17th Century using Renaissance and Baroque styles.  It replaced an earlier church and the site originally had a temple to a Roman goddess.  The main altar was designed by El Greco’s son.  The church was badly damaged by the French in the early 1800s but has been restored.

Pictures are from Wikipedia.

Basilica of St. Eulalia, Merida, Badajoz, Extremadura

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Francis in 2014.

The basilica is dedicated to a young local woman who was martyred in 4th Century.  A church was likely built here as early as the 4th Century, but the current church dates to the 13th Century.  It is primarily Romanesque with Gothic influence.  Baroque and Renaissance elements have also been added.  A crypt contains tombs from various periods dating to Roman times.

Pictures are from a local source and Alamy.

Basilica Shrine of Christ of the True Cross, Urda, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Francis in 2021.

The Mozarabic-rite Basilica was built in the 15th Century where an image of the crucified Christ was found.  Pilgrims have come to this Gothic and Renaissance church ever since the image was discovered.  

Pictures are from local sources.