| Nuestra Señora del Cobre | |
| Fullname: | Basílica Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre |
| Coordinates: | 20.0508°N -75.949°W |
| Location: | El Cobre, Santiago de Cuba |
| Dedication: | Our Lady of Charity del Cobre |
| Consecrated Date: | 1926 |
| Functional Status: | Active |
| Architectural Type: | Church |
| Completed Date: | 1926 |
| Diocese: | Santiago de Cuba |
| Province: | Santiago de Cuba |
The Basílica Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre (National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Charity del Cobre) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary located in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
The church houses the Virgin of Charity del Cobre, a colonial era virgin which is a Catholic national icon, The Patroness of Cuba.
It was built in 1926 in the village of El Cobre about 12 miles west of Santiago de Cuba. It is a 3 aisled church on the hill "Cerro de la Cantera" and is linked to the village by a flight of 254 steps. It has a central bell tower and two side towers crowned by red-brick domes.
The basilica is under the circumscription of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba. The basilica was decreed on December 22, 1977.[1]