Basilique Notre-Dame de la Délivrance

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The Basilique Notre-Dame de la Délivrance[ pronunciation? ] (Basilica of Our Lady of Deliverance) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary located in Popenguine, Senegal. The basilica is falls under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Dakar. The basilica was dedicated on November 23, 1991. [1]

Basilica building used as a place of Christian worship

The Latin word basilica has three distinct applications in modern English. Originally, the word was used to refer to an ancient Roman public building, where courts were held, as well as serving other official and public functions. It usually had the door at one end and a slightly raised platform and an apse at the other, where the magistrate or other officials were seated. The basilica was centrally located in every Roman town, usually adjacent to the main forum. Subsequently, the basilica was not built near a forum but adjacent to a palace and was known as a "palace basilica".

Senegal republic in Western Africa

Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country in West Africa. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania in the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast, and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal also borders The Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country. Senegal also shares a maritime border with Cape Verde. Senegal's economic and political capital is Dakar.

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