Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
The Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, known widely as the "Upper Church", is a Catholic church and minor basilica within the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in Lourdes, France
- Also known as: “basilica de la Inmaculada Concepcion”, “basilica superior”, “Basiliek van de Onbevlekte Ontvangenis (Lourdes)”, “Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception”, “Basilique de l’Immaculee-Conception”, “Basilique de l’Immaculée-Conception”, “Basilique de l’Immaculée-Conception de Lourdes”, “basilique supérieure”, “Notre-Dame de l’Immaculee-Conception”, “Notre-Dame de l’Immaculee-Conception, Lourdes”, and “Upper Basilica”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes and Massabielle Grotto.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aspin-en-Lavedan and Poueyferré.
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Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
- Categories: minor basilica, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Lourdes, Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.09742° or 43° 5′ 51″ north
Longitude
-0.05829° or 0° 3′ 30″ west
Elevation
399 metres (1,309 feet)
Height
30 metres (98 feet)
Roof shape
hipped
Open location code
8CMX3WWR+XM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=basilica
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Basilica dera Immaculada Concepcion de Lorda”
- Chinese: “圣母无玷始胎圣殿”
- Czech: “Bazilika Neposkvrněného početí Panny Marie”
- Dutch: “Basiliek van de Onbevlekte Ontvangenis”
- French: “basilique de l’Immaculée-Conception de Lourdes”
- French: “Basilique de l’Immaculée-Conception de Lourdes”
- German: “Mariä-Empfängnis-Basilika”
- Hungarian: “Szeplőtelen Fogantatás-bazilika”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Bunda Maria Dikandung Tanpa Noda, Lourdes”
- Italian: “basilica dell’Immacolata Concezione”
- Italian: “Basilica dell’Immacolata Concezione”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Basilica dera Immaculada Concepcion de Lorda”
- Polish: “Bazylika Niepokalanego Poczęcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Lourdes”
- Portuguese: “Basílica da Imaculada Conceição (Lourdes)”
- Portuguese: “Basílica da Imaculada Conceição”
- Russian: “Базилика Непорочного Зачатия”
- Slovak: “Bazilika Nepoškvrneného počatia”
- Spanish: “Basílica de la Inmaculada Concepción”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: La Prairie and La Ribère.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Massabielle and Notre Dame de Lourdes.
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