Basilica del Santo Niño
PlaceChurches, Basilicas and Abbeys
Catholic minor basilica in Cebu City, Philippines
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Basilica del Santo Niño
- Churches, Basilicas and Abbeys
- Christianity
- Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Places
The Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú, also called the Santo Niño Basilica, is a Catholic minor basilica in Cebu City, Philippines. Founded by Augustinian friars Andrés de Urdaneta and Diego de Herrera in 1565, it is described as the country’s oldest church. The present building was completed in 1740. Pope Paul VI raised its shrine to minor basilica status in 1965.
- Location
- Cebu City, Philippines
- Founded
- 1565
- Present building completed
- 1740
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Basilica del Santo Niño (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q666552
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By LMP 2001. CC BY-SA 4.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsLMP 2001, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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