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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in Lourdes, France
- Also known as: “Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception”, “Basilique de l’Immaculee-Conception”, “Basilique de l’Immaculée-Conception”, “Basilique de l’Immaculée-Conception de Lourdes”, “Notre-Dame de l’Immaculee-Conception”, “Notre-Dame de l’Immaculee-Conception, Lourdes”, and “Upper Basilica”
- Roof shape: hipped
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes and Massabielle Grotto.
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes
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The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes is a Catholic Marian shrine and pilgrimage site dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes in the town of Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées, France.
Rosary Basilica
Church
Photo: Fczarnowski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary is a Catholic church and minor basilica within the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France. Its main theme is a celebration and depiction of the Rosary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aspin-en-Lavedan and Poueyferré.
Aspin-en-Lavedan
Village
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Aspin-en-Lavedan is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France. Aspin-en-Lavedan is situated 2½ km south of Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception.
Poueyferré
Village
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Poueyferré is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. Located about thirteen kilometres north of Argelès-Gazost, in 2016 it had a population of 856, reducing to 843 at the 2019 Census. Poueyferré is situated 3 km northwest of Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception.
Bartrès
Village
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Bartrès is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France. The village is famous for its association with St. Bernadette Soubirous. Bartrès is situated 3 km north of Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception.
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″ northLongitude
-0.05829° or 0° 3′ 30″ westElevation
399 metres (1,309 feet)Height
30 metres (98 feet)Open location code
8CMX3WWR+XMOpenStreetMap ID
way 190510013OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=basilicaOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=hipped
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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”
- Dutch: “Basiliek van de Onbevlekte Ontvangenis (Lourdes)”
- Dutch: “Basiliek van de Onbevlekte Ontvangenis”
- French: “basilique de l’Immaculée-Conception de Lourdes”
- French: “Basilique de l’Immaculée-Conception de Lourdes”
- French: “basilique supérieure”
- 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: “basilica de la Inmaculada Concepcion”
- Spanish: “Basílica de la Inmaculada Concepción”
- Spanish: “basilica superior”
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