Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Lomas de Zamora explained

Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
Other Name:Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Paz
Location:Lomas de Zamora
Country:Argentina
Denomination:Roman Catholic Church

The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace [1] (Spanish; Castilian: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Paz) also called Lomas de Zamora Cathedral[2] [3] It is a Catholic church located in the central square of the city of Lomas de Zamora, in Argentina under the patronage of Our Lady of Peace.

Its terrain, like the Grigera Square and the Municipality, was donated by Victorio Grigera in 1860. The first phase of construction started on January 16 of that year, by the Nicolás and José Canale architects. The cornerstone of the building was laid by Bartolomé Mitre. Its opening was completed on January 22, 1865,[4] while construction of the transept, the dome and the current sanctuary began in 1898, under the supervision of the architects Juan Ochoa and Domingo Selva, concluding on January 24, 1900.[5]

To mark its centenary, in 1965, it was declared a Minor Basilica by Pope Paul VI.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/southamerica/0961.htm Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Lomas de Zamora
  2. Book: (Argentina), Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes. Historia general del arte en la Argentina. 1982-01-01. Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes. 9789506120054. es.
  3. Book: Estéticas, Universidad de Buenos Aires Instituto de Arte Americano e Investigaciones. Anales. 1962-01-01. es.
  4. Web site: Municipalidad de Lomas de Zamora - Historia . 2009-03-10 . 2016-07-29 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20090310031635/http://www.lomasdezamora.gov.ar/Fotos-Historia/historia.html . 2009-03-10 .
  5. Web site: Todo Lomas de Zamora - La guía comercial de Lomas de Zamora, Banfield, Temperley, San José y Llavallol en internet. Todo Lomas de Zamora. 2016-07-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20160508033432/http://www.todolomas.com.ar/sections/historia.php. 2016-05-08. dead.