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The Basilica of Our Lady of Candelaria or simply La Candelaria Church, as it is more popularly known, is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to the
The main altar is made of gold-painted wood. A painting of the Virgin of Candelaria, the town's patron saint, is displayed above the altar.
Virgin Mary
Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under titles of Mary, mother of Jesus, various titles such as Perpetual virginity ...
under the title of Virgin of Candelaria
The Virgin of Candelaria or Our Lady of Candelaria ( or ''Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria'') (), popularly called ''La Morenita'', celebrates the Virgin Mary on the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands (Spain). The center of worship is l ...
. It is located in the center of the city of Medellín
Medellín ( ; or ), officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín (), is the List of cities in Colombia, second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia Departme ...
, Colombia
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, on the eastern side of Berrío Park
Berrío Park is an urban plaza located in the city centre, geographical heart of Medellín, Colombia. It is popular as a meeting place for local residents and as the main reference of the city for visitors, as there are several attractions nearb ...
. It is famous for being the oldest church in the city.
It was the church of the Archdiocese of Medellín from 1868 to 1931, when this title passed to the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. It is a colonial building with a Neoclassical style
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. Its original structure built in stone and mortar has been patched over throughout its history with unrelated materials.
On December 8, 1970, Pope Paul VI
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granted it the title of Minor basilica
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. Renovations occurred during 1997 and on July 31, 1998, by resolution 0795, the building was declared a National monument of Colombia.
History
In 1616, the colonial visitor Francisco de Herrera y Campuzano founded a settlement with 80 Amerindians, naming it , today El Poblado Square. In 1646 a colonial law ordered the separation of Amerindians frommestizo
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s and mulatto
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s, so the colonial administration began the construction of a new town in Aná, today Berrío Park
Berrío Park is an urban plaza located in the city centre, geographical heart of Medellín, Colombia. It is popular as a meeting place for local residents and as the main reference of the city for visitors, as there are several attractions nearb ...
, where the church of ('Our Lady of Candelaria of Aná') was built. Three years later, the Spaniards started the construction of the Basilica of Our Lady of Candelaria, which was rebuilt at the end of the 18th century.Restrepo Uribe, Jorge (1981), Medellín, su Origen, Progreso y Desarrollo, Servigráficas, Medellín. . It was dedicated to Our Lady of Candelaria
The Virgin of Candelaria or Our Lady of Candelaria ( or ''Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria'') (), popularly called ''La Morenita'', celebrates the Virgin Mary on the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands (Spain). The center of worship is l ...
, an invocation of special devotion to the Spanish and particularly for the sailors who crossed the Atlantic to the New World.
Interior
The main altar is made of gold-painted wood. A painting of the Virgin of Candelaria, the town's patron saint, is displayed above the altar.
See also
*Candelária Church
The Candelária Church (, ) is an important historical Roman Catholic church in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in southeastern Brazil. It was built and decorated during a long period, from 1775 to the late 19th century. The church combines a Portu ...
(Rio de Janeiro
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, Brazil
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)
* Basilica of Candelaria
The Basilica of the Royal Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Candelaria ( or simply ''Basílica de la Candelaria'') is a Roman Catholic minor basilica, the first Marian shrine of the Canary Islands,Tenerife
Tenerife ( ; ; formerly spelled ''Teneriffe'') is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands, an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain. With a land area of and a population of 965,575 inhabitants as of A ...
, Spain
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)
References
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