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Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana

General Information

Name in local language: Basílica de la Virgen de la Candelaria
Beginning of works: 1601
Completion: 1619
Status: in use

Project Type

Function / usage: Church

Location

Location: , , ,
Coordinates: 16° 9' 59.33" S    69° 5' 7.76" W
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Technical Information

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Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana is a 16th-century Spanish colonial shrine that houses the image of the Virgen de Copacabana. It is located in the town of Copacabana, Bolivia on the shores of Lake Titicaca near the Altiplano region. Our Lady of Copacabana is the patron saint of Bolivia.

Constructed at the foot of a small steep hill, sacred to the Inca and known as the Temple of Sun, it remains as one of the two principal sacred places of importance to the indigenous peoples and Catholics alike. The other is the Virgin of Urkupiña near Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Calvario

The hilltop overlooking Lake Titicaca was rededicated as a "calvario" or replica of Calvary and is topped by the Stations of the Seven Sorrows of Mary and an altar with a depiction of the crucifixion of Jesus. It is a major centre of worship throughout the region during Holy Week, especially on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

April 2013 Robbery

In the early hours of Monday, 22 April 2013, the Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana was robbed and the image of the Virgen de Copacabana was stripped of her gold and silver accessories. Initial reports indicate that twenty-eight items, including the sculpture of the baby Jesus, were removed from the Virgen de Copacabana by thieves who entered the building using a ladder stolen from a nearby telecommunications station.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana" and modified on 23 July 2019 under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

 

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  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20045272
  • Published on:
    03/06/2009
  • Last updated on:
    28/05/2021
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