Brazil—Sao Paulo—1

I blogged about the following churches on September 9, 2019

·       The Cathedral Basilica of St. Ann, Botucatu, Sao Paulo

·       The Cathedral Basilica of Our and National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida, Aparecida, Sao Paulo

·       The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo

Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XII in 1950.

The basilica was built in 1934 and has a pipe organ with almost 10,000 pipes.

 

The top picture is from Expedia and the other two are from Wikipedia.

 

Basilica of St. Anthony of the Embare, Santos, Sao Paulo

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XII in 1952.

A small chapel was built here in 1874.  It was placed under the care of the Capuchin Friars in 1922 who built the current neo-Gothic church between 1930 and 1945.

 

The first picture is from TripAdvisor and the last is from Wikipedia.

 

Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XII in 1954.

The Franciscans built this neo-Romanesque church between 1937 and 1945.

 

Can't find pictures.

 

Basilica of the Blessed Sacrament, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XII in 1958.

A chapel dedicated to St. Ifigenia was built here in the early 18^th Century and the current church was built in the 19^th Century.  It served as Sao Paulo’s cathedral from 1930 to 1954.

 

Both pictures are from Wikipedia.

 

Basilica of Our Lady of the Snows, Iguape, Sao Paulo

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John XXIII in Pius XI in 1962.

This church was constructed in the 18^th and 19^th Centuries using Portuguese stone, mortar, and whale oil.

 From Wikipedia.

 

Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Campinas, Sao Paulo

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI in 1974.

A church was built here in 1774 at the same time the city was established.  The current neo-Gothic church was built in 1781.

From Wikipedia and Expedia.

 

Basilica of the Good Lord Jesus, Tremembe, Sao Paolo

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI in 1974.

A chapel was built here in 1672 to house a wooden statue of Jesus.  The church was expanded in 1795.

.From Wikipedia and a local source.