| Basilica of the Holy Spirit | |
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| Basílica del Espíritu Santo | |
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| Location | La Grita |
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Venezuela |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
The Basilica of the Holy Spirit [1] ( Spanish: Basílica del Espíritu Santo) AKA Basilica of La Grita is a Catholic church, constructed in 1886, with the status of a minor basilica. It is located in the Plaza Bolivar of La Grita, capital of Jáuregui [2] in the Táchira state, in the Andes of the South American country of Venezuela. [3] [4] The Basilica of the Holy Spirit houses the sacred image of the Holy Christ of La Grita.
It has a rectangular floorplan with a tower that is completed with a dome half circle, with concrete walls, blocks of clay and cement. Its windows have varieties of stained glass, carved wooden doors and granite floors. The interior of the basilica has three naves and a dome on the altar, which is marble, its 20 Gothic columns divide the ships.
See also
References
- ^ Basilica of the Holy Spirit in La Grita
- ^ Duque, Ana Hilda; Leal, Jesús A. Barreto; Cardozo, Baltazar Enrique Porras (2001-01-01). Jáuregui, siglo y medio después: memoria del sesquicentenario de su natalicio, 1848-1998 (in Spanish). Comisión Presidencial para la Celebración del Sesquicentenario del Natalicio de Mons. Jesús Manuel Jáuregui Moreno. ISBN 9789802929085.
- ^ García, José Pascual Mora (2004-01-01). La Dama, el Cura y el Maestro en el Siglo XIX (in Spanish). Universidad Los Andes. ISBN 9789801107798.
- ^ Cardozo, Baltazar Enrique Porras; Duque, Ana Hilda; Soto, Raquel Morales (2006-01-01). El patrimonio eclesiástico venezolano: pasado y futuro (in Spanish). Universidad Catolica Andres. ISBN 9789802444755.
| Basilica of the Holy Spirit | |
|---|---|
| Basílica del Espíritu Santo | |
|
| |
|
| |
| Location | La Grita |
| Country |
Venezuela |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
The Basilica of the Holy Spirit [1] ( Spanish: Basílica del Espíritu Santo) AKA Basilica of La Grita is a Catholic church, constructed in 1886, with the status of a minor basilica. It is located in the Plaza Bolivar of La Grita, capital of Jáuregui [2] in the Táchira state, in the Andes of the South American country of Venezuela. [3] [4] The Basilica of the Holy Spirit houses the sacred image of the Holy Christ of La Grita.
It has a rectangular floorplan with a tower that is completed with a dome half circle, with concrete walls, blocks of clay and cement. Its windows have varieties of stained glass, carved wooden doors and granite floors. The interior of the basilica has three naves and a dome on the altar, which is marble, its 20 Gothic columns divide the ships.
See also
References
- ^ Basilica of the Holy Spirit in La Grita
- ^ Duque, Ana Hilda; Leal, Jesús A. Barreto; Cardozo, Baltazar Enrique Porras (2001-01-01). Jáuregui, siglo y medio después: memoria del sesquicentenario de su natalicio, 1848-1998 (in Spanish). Comisión Presidencial para la Celebración del Sesquicentenario del Natalicio de Mons. Jesús Manuel Jáuregui Moreno. ISBN 9789802929085.
- ^ García, José Pascual Mora (2004-01-01). La Dama, el Cura y el Maestro en el Siglo XIX (in Spanish). Universidad Los Andes. ISBN 9789801107798.
- ^ Cardozo, Baltazar Enrique Porras; Duque, Ana Hilda; Soto, Raquel Morales (2006-01-01). El patrimonio eclesiástico venezolano: pasado y futuro (in Spanish). Universidad Catolica Andres. ISBN 9789802444755.