Basilica of Our Lady of the Rock, Recife

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Basilica of Our Lady of the Rock
Basílica Nossa Senhora de Penha
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Location Recife
CountryFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The Basilica of Our Lady of the Rock [1] (Portuguese : Basílica Nossa Senhora de Penha) [2] Also Basilica of Penha It is a Roman Catholic religious basilica located in the city of Recife, [3] in the state of Pernambuco, in Brazil. [4] Belongs to the Order of the Capuchin Friars, in the archdiocese of Olinda and Recife. Its patron is the Virgin of the Rock.

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Recife Municipality in Northeast, Brazil

Recife is the fourth-largest urban agglomeration in Brazil with 4,031,485 inhabitants, the largest urban agglomeration of the North/Northeast Regions, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco in the northeast corner of South America. The population of the city proper was 1,625,583 in 2016. Recife was founded in 1537, during the early Portuguese colonization of Brazil, as the main harbor of the Captaincy of Pernambuco, known for its large scale production of sugar cane. It was the former capital Mauritsstad of the 17th century colony of New Holland of Dutch Brazil, established by the Dutch West India Company. The city is located at the confluence of the Beberibe and Capibaribe rivers before they flow into the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a major port on the Atlantic. Its name is an allusion to the stone reefs that are present by the city's shores. The many rivers, small islands and over 50 bridges found in Recife city centre characterise its geography and led to the city being called the "Brazilian Venice". As of 2010, it is the capital city with the highest HDI in Northeast Brazil and second highest HDI in the entire North and Northeast Brazil.

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Built between 1870 and 1882 in the district of São José (St Joseph), the basilica is the only church of this style in the state of Pernambuco. It is inspired by the architecture of the church of San Giorgio Maggiore. On September 2, 2007 began a restoration work that lasted until July 4, 2014, the date of its reopening. The works cost about R $6 million and have not yet been completed. The work of the restorers revealed several aspects that were lost before the degeneration caused by the climate.

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References

  1. ↑ Basilica of Our Lady of the Rock in Recife
  2. ↑ Estudos Ibero-americanos (in Spanish). Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Departamento de História. 2007-01-01.
  3. ↑ Arruando pelo Recife: por ruas, pontes, praias e sítios históricos (in Portuguese). SEBRAE PE. 2000-01-01. ISBN   9788590152811.
  4. ↑ Robinson, Alex & Gardenia (2014-03-10). Recife and Northeast Brazil Footprint Focus Guide: Includes Olinda, Fortaleza, Penedo, Pipa, Souza, Fernando de Noronha. Footprint Travel Guides. ISBN   9781909268876.

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