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Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar

The Basilica–Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar (Spanish: Catedral-Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar) is a Roman Catholic church in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. The Basilica venerates Blessed Virgin Mary, under her title of “Our Lady of the Pillar”. This church is the first church dedicated to Mary. [1]

Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of Pilar
Catedral-Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar

Nuestra Señora del Pilar Basilica

Basic information
Location Zaragoza, Aragon
Affiliation Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Province Archdiocese of Zaragoza
Year consecrated 1st or 2nd century AD
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Minor Basilica
Architectural description
Architectural style Baroque, Neo-Mudéjar
Groundbreaking 1681
Completed 1961

This building is one of the 12 Treasures of Spain.

  • Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar and the Ebro River, Zaragoza

  • Basilica del Pilar wideangle

  • Basílica del Pilar

  • Basílica del Pilar

Cathedral-Basilica Of Our Lady Of The Pillar Media

  • Front side of the basilica

  • Mudéjar church of the Pillar in 1647 by Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo.

  • Basilica of the Pillar in 1806, before the four high Neo-Mudéjar spiers were most built in 1872. Most part of the angular towers that enhance the exterior volume date to the 20th century, and were not completed until 1961. Engraving by Robert Daudet and Louis-François Lejeune.

  • Detail of the fresco of The Queen of Martyrs in the dome, painted by Francisco Goya

References

  1. ↑ "NUESTRA SEÑORA DEL PILAR (OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR)". Archived from the original on 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2014-10-06.

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