Basilica of Begoña
The Basilica of Begoña is a basilica in Bilbao, in Spain, dedicated to the patroness saint of Biscay, the image of Our Lady of Begoña. The current parish priest is Jesús Francisco de Garitaonandia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: minor basilica in Bilbao, Spain
- Also known as: “Basílica de Begoña / Begoñako basilika” and “Basilica of Our Lady”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and Hotel Occidental Bilbao.
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Museum
Photo: Naotake Murayama, CC BY 2.0.
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art in Bilbao, Biscay, Spain. It is one of several museums affiliated to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is situated 2 km northwest of Basilica of Begoña.
Hotel Occidental Bilbao
Hotel
Photo: Xabier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hotel Occidental Bilbao is situated 140 metres south of Basilica of Begoña.
Begoñako hilerria
Cemetery
Photo: Ksarasola, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Begoñako hilerria is a cemetery, which is situated 220 metres northwest of Basilica of Begoña.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Begoña and Atxuri.
Begoña
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Photo: Fernandopascullo, CC BY 2.5.
Begoña is a historical municipality of Biscay and is a neighbourhood and urban district of Bilbao. Begoña, or more puristically but also more rarely spelled Begoina, means 'the lower foot', referring to the slopes of Mount Artxanda which lie to the north of the city.
Atxuri
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Photo: Josi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Atxuri is a neighborhood of Bilbao, Basque country, Spain. It was originally a suburb south of the old walled town. Modernly it stands between this neighborhood and those of Solokoetxe, Santutxu and the estuary of Bilbao.
Bilbao la Vieja
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Photo: Mentxuwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bilbao La Vieja in Spanish, "Old Bilbao" in English and Bilbo Zaharra in Basque. It is a neighbourhood of Bilbao and part of the 5th district of the city.
Basilica of Begoña
- Categories: minor basilica, Catholic parish church, shrine to the Virgin Mary, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
43.25876° or 43° 15′ 32″ northLongitude
-2.91374° or 2° 54′ 49″ westElevation
85 metres (279 feet)Open location code
8CMV735P+GGOpenStreetMap ID
way 28463782OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicGeoNames ID
11856786Wikidata ID
Q3297735
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Basilica of Begoña” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Begoñako Andra Mari”
- Basque: “Begoñako basilika”
- Catalan: “Basílica de Nostra Senyora de Begoña”
- Chinese: “巴西利卡（Basilica of Begoña）”
- Chinese: “贝戈尼亚圣殿”
- German: “Basilika Unserer Lieben Frau von Begoña”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Begoña”
- Japanese: “ベゴニャ教会”
- Macedonian: “Бегонска базилика”
- Portuguese: “Basílica de Begoña”
- Portuguese: “Basílica de Nossa Senhora de Begoña”
- Slovenian: “Bazilika Gospe Begonjske”
- Spanish: “Basilica de Begona”
- Spanish: “Basilica de Begoña”
- Spanish: “Basílica de Begona”
- Spanish: “Basílica de Begoña”
- Spanish: “Basilica de Nuestra Senora de Begona”
- Spanish: “Basilica de Nuestra Senora de Begoña”
- Spanish: “Basilica de Nuestra Señora de Begoña”
- Spanish: “Basílica de nuestra senora de begona”
- Spanish: “Basílica de nuestra senora de begoña”
- Spanish: “Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Begoña”
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Nearby Places
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