Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
The Basilica of Santa María de Guadalupe, officially called Insigne y Nacional Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe is a basilica of the Catholic Church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary in her invocation of Our Lady of Guadalupe, located at the foot of the Hill of Tepeyac in the Gustavo A. Madero borough of Mexico City.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Also known as: “Antigua Basílica de Guadalupe”, “Templo Expiatorio a Cristo Rey”, and “Templo Expiatorio a Cristo Rey (Antigua Basilica)”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tepeyac and Museo de los Ferrocarrileros.
Tepeyac
Peak
Photo: Eneas De Troya, CC BY 2.0.
Tepeyac or the Hill of Tepeyac, historically known by the names Tepeyacac and Tepeaquilla, is located inside Gustavo A. Madero, the northernmost Alcaldía or borough of Mexico City.
Museo de los Ferrocarrileros
Museum
Photo: Octavio Alonso Maya …, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museo de los Ferrocarrileros is a museum, which is situated 370 metres south of Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Villa de Guadalupe and Guadalupe Tepeyac.
La Villa de Guadalupe
Photo: ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Villa de Guadalupe is in the northern part of Mexico City, part of the delegación of Gustavo A. Madero. It is home to the Basílica de Guadalupe complex at the base of Tepeyac Hill, perhaps Roman Catholicism's holiest site in Latin America.
San Juan de Aragón
Quarter
Photo: Tbhotch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Juan de Aragón is a quarter, which is situated 4 km southeast of Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Categories: cathedral, building, historic site, place of worship, historic building, and religion
- Location: Gustavo A. Madero Borough, Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
19.48522° or 19° 29′ 7″ northLongitude
-99.11686° or 99° 7′ 1″ westElevation
2,247 metres (7,372 feet)Inception
1709Open location code
76F2FVPM+37OpenStreetMap ID
way 120733637OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
11048734
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe” goes by many names.
- French: “Basilique Notre-Dame-de-Guadalupe de Mexico”
- German: “Basilika Unserer Lieben Frau von Guadalupe”
- Portuguese: “Basílica de Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe”
- Spanish: “Basílica de Guadalupe”
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