Location Guanare Denomination Roman Catholic Church | Country Venezuela | |
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Address Guanare 3350, Portuguesa, Venezuela Similar Basilica of the National, Parque Los Samanes, Museo Ines Mercedes Gomez Al, Estadio Rafael Calles Pi, Caracas Cathedral | ||
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Coromoto (Spanish: Basílica Catedral Nuestra Señora de Coromoto) or simply Cathedral of Guanare, is an eighteenth century church dedicated to the Virgin of Coromoto and located as its name indicates in Guanare, capital of Portuguesa state in Venezuela.
The first temple of certain importance of Guanare began in 1710 and was completed by Father Francisco Valenzuela in 1742. This church was short-lived as it was damaged by the earthquake of October 15, 1782 and had to be closed. Work on the reconstruction began in 1788 and ended on November 3, 1807. He was elevated to the dignity of Minor Basilica on May 24, 1949, by His Holiness Pope Pius XII, and declared a historical monument under the Official Gazette No. 36,320 of 2 August 1960.
Of the building include the altarpiece, baroque-colonial Churrigueresque, which was conducted by José Quiñones, as well as stained glass windows produced X. F. Zettler in Munich.