Basilica of St. Teresa

The Basilica of St. Teresa[1] (Spanish: Basílica de Santa Teresa)[2] It is one of the most important Catholic churches in Caracas,[3] capital of Venezuela.[4] It is the main center of veneration of the image of the Nazarene in San Pablo Easter, is located on the corner of La Palma and Santa Teresa in the city center in Santa Teresa Parish of Libertador Municipality.

Basilica of St. Teresa
Basílica de Santa Teresa
LocationCaracas
Country Venezuela
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

This basilica is composed of two neoclassical churches joined together by a dome where it is placed under the high altar, the west facade is dedicated to Santa Ana and Santa Teresa east facade.

The President Antonio Guzmán Blanco ordered the demolition of the church of San Felipe Neri and other Catholic churches of Caracas, but then ordered the construction of a monumental church in the same place that occupied the San Felipe Neri, in 1870 commissioning project architect Juan Hurtado Manrique, the execution works of the church started in 1877 and ended in 1881, on 28 October of that year is inaugurated the structure like Church of Santa Teresa in honor of his wife Doña Ana Teresa a devout Catholic. On December 9, 1959 was declared a National Historic Landmark.

View of the facade

See also

References
  1. Basílica de Santa Teresa in Caracas
  2. Frechilla, Juan José Martín (2004-01-01). Diálogos reconstruidos para una historia de la Caracas moderna (in Spanish). CDCH UCV. ISBN 9789800021293.
  3. "Basílica de Santa Teresa (Caracas) - Turismo en Caracas". Turismo en Caracas (in Spanish). 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  4. "Iglesia Santa Teresa". La Guía de Caracas. Retrieved 2016-04-29.

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