Nostra Signora di Coromoto is a 20th-century

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and

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in southwest

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, dedicated to

Our Lady of Coromoto Our Lady of Coromoto (), also known as the Virgin of Coromoto (), is a celebrated Catholic image of an alleged apparition of the Virgin Mary. In 1942, she was declared the patroness of Venezuela. Apparition When the city of Guanare (capital ...

History

The church was built in 1976–78; contributions from

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led it to be named for that country's patron,

. It is visited by Venezuelans but is not their official

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. It is square, with a cross-beam roof of laminated wood. The presbytery is illuminated from above by natural light.

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visited in 1981. On 25 May 1985, it was made a

to be held by a

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. The title is named ''Nostra Signora di Coromoto e San Giovanni di Dio'', because the church was originally to be dedicated to Saint John of God, but that is not the name of the church. ;Cardinal-protectors *

Rosalio José Castillo Lara Rosalio José Castillo Lara (4 September 1922 – 16 October 2007) was a Venezuelan prelate of the Catholic Church. He worked in the Roman Curia for almost all of his career, first with responsibility for rewriting the code of canon law and the ...

(1985–2007); elevated to

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'' in 1996 *

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(2012–present); elevated to

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''pro hac vice'' in 2018

References

External links

*{{Official site, http://coromoto.it/ Titular churches Rome Q. XII Gianicolense Roman Catholic churches completed in 1978 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy