Basilica of the Immaculate Conception | |
Fullname: | Basilica of the Immaculate Conception and Assumption of Our Lady |
Other Name: | La Concepció |
Native Name: | Basílica de la Puríssima Concepció i Assumpció de Nostra Senyora |
Native Name Lang: | Catalan |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Barcelona |
Coordinates: | 41.3947°N 2.1675°W |
Location: | Barcelona, Catalonia |
Denomination: | Catholic |
Dedication: | Immaculate Conception, Assumption of Our Lady |
Status: | Basilica |
Archdiocese: | Barcelona |
The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception and Assumption of Our Lady is a basilica in Barcelona, Catalonia. The church originated as the Jonqueres Monastery, that was moved stone by stone when the land of the monastery was to be demolished. In 1879, a bell tower was added from the church of San Miguel which was also going to be demolished. The rectory stands on the left side of the bell tower and is a historicist building built at the end of the 19th century.[1] On 20 February 2009, Pope Benedict XVI granted the title of minor basilica to the church, which became the eighth basilica in the city.[2]
Ramon Corts i Blay is the current Rector of the Basilica.[3]