page_title: Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Coromoto
hierarchical_section_title: Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Coromoto
caption_attribution_description: Español: Templo Votivo de la Virgen de Coromoto, estado Portuguesa - Venezuela 2012
context_page_description: The Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Coromoto is a minor Basilica and National Shrine dedicated in honor of Our Lady of Coromoto, patroness of Venezuela is 25 kilometers from the city of Guanare, Portuguesa, Venezuela. Today its pastor is the priest Allender Hernández.
  The shrine is built on the site where the faithful believe the Virgin appeared to the Native American chief Coromoto.
  The construction project was prepared in 1975 by exiled Spanish architect Juan Capdevila Elías and Venezuelan architect Erasmo Calvani, but it was not until early 1980 when work began.
  The work was interrupted several times, so it was in February 1996 when it finally could be consecrated by Pope John Paul II, in the presence of more than two million devotees awaiting the consecration of the temple. On October 20, 2007 was elevated by Pope Benedict XVI to the dignity of Minor Basilica.
context_section_description: The Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Coromoto (Spanish: Basílica Menor Santuario Nacional Nuestra Señora de Coromoto) is a minor Basilica and National Shrine dedicated in honor of Our Lady of Coromoto, patroness of Venezuela is 25 kilometers from the city of Guanare, Portuguesa, Venezuela. Today its pastor is the priest Allender Hernández.
  The shrine is built on the site where the faithful believe the Virgin appeared to the Native American chief Coromoto.
  The construction project was prepared in 1975 by exiled Spanish architect Juan Capdevila Elías and Venezuelan architect Erasmo Calvani, but it was not until early 1980 when work began.
  The work was interrupted several times, so it was in February 1996 when it finally could be consecrated by Pope John Paul II, in the presence of more than two million devotees awaiting the consecration of the temple. On October 20, 2007 was elevated by Pope Benedict XVI to the dignity of Minor Basilica.
caption: Internal View
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