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Religious Site Attractions In Venezuela

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Venezuela , officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and a large number of small islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is the city of Caracas. It has a territorial extension of 916,445 km2 . The continental territory is bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Colombia, Brazil on the south, Trinidad and Tobago to the north-east and on the east by Guyana. With this last country, the Venezuelan government maintains a claim for Guayana Esequiba over an area of 159,542 km2...
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Religious Site Attractions In Venezuela

  • 1. Basilica Virgen del Valle Margarita Island
    The Basilica of Our Lady of El Valle It is a Gothic basilica located in El Valle del Espíritu Santo a town on the island of Margarita, of Nueva Esparta state, in northwestern Venezuela.Its name is in honor of the patron saint of the town and the Venezuelan Navy: the Virgen del Valle. After being founded the church San Nicolás de Bari, it was declared Basilica of Nueva Esparta state, on September 8, 1955, so that from that date its festivities are held; beginning with the descent of the Virgin on 8 September each year, which is placed where the public can see it up close. On 8 December is the rise of the Virgin, which is placed on an altar located at the top where the priest officiates masses. Initially, it was a small church modified several times, one of them, coordinated by Father Phil...
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  • 5. Iglesia de San Francisco Caracas
    Iglesia de San Francisco is a church in Caracas, Venezuela. Dedicated to Francis of Assisi, it was built in 1593 under the design of Antonio Ruiz Ullán as an annex of the Convent of San Francisco . The church is notable as being the situ where Simón Bolívar received the title El Libertador . His funeral occurred here in 1842.
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  • 7. Cathedral of Mérida Merida
    The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception or Metropolitan Cathedral of Mérida is a religious building of the Roman Catholic church located in the city of Mérida in western Venezuela, in the state of the same name, part of the Andean region in that country. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Mérida. It was built from 1805 with various modifications until 1960. It has numerous stained glass and religious objects of great historical value. It was built near the Plaza Bolivar in Merida and the Archbishop's Palace and Archdiocesan Museum.
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  • 12. Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar Barinas
    The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar or simply Cathedral of Barinas, is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in Briceño Mendez Avenue in front of the Bolivar Square in the city of Barinas, the capital of Barinas State, in the plains region of the country South American of Venezuela. The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and serves as the seat of the diocese of Barinas that was created on July 23, 1965 with the papal bull Apostolicum munus of Pope Paul VI. It is under the pastoral responsibility of the Bishop José Luis Azuaje Ayala. As its name implies was dedicated to the Virgin Mary in her title of Our Lady of Pilar de Zaragoza.It is a structure dating from the Spanish colonial era being built between 1770 and 1780. It is an important tourist attr...
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