pedro de arrieta built the basilica of our lady of guadalupe.
pedro de arrieta built the basilica of our lady of guadalupe.
who built the basilica of our lady of guadalupe?
pedro de arrieta
officially known as the ""templo expiatorio a cristo rey,"" the first structure of the old basilica was begun in 1695 and it was not finished until 1709. the major architect was pedro de arrieta. it is characterized by its doric interior and marble statues of fray juan de zumárraga, archbishop at the time it was started, and juan diego, the peasant who saw the vision of the virgin mary. these are featured in the altarpiece that originally held the image of our lady of guadalupe. (that altarpiece matches a similar one in the older chapel higher on the hill, which features the archangels gabriel and michael). the church was granted basilica status by pope pius x in 1904.
basilica of our lady of guadalupe
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the basilica of our lady of guadalupe () is a roman catholic church, basilica, and national shrine of mexico in the north of mexico city which houses the cloak containing the image of our lady of guadalupe. the 1709 shrine was built near the hill of tepeyac, where the virgin mary is believed to have appeared to saint juan diego cuauhtlatoatzin. the basilica structure which now contains diego's cloak was completed in 1974.
basilica of our lady of guadalupe