Basilica of Vera Cruz
Basilica of Vera Cruz is a Roman Catholic Church in town Caravaca de la Cruz. The church was given the title of minor basilica by Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments on December 3, 2007.Photo: Darabuc, Public domain.
Photo: PiotrMig, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: minor basilica cultural property in Caravaca de la Cruz, Spain
- Also known as: “Basilica of the Most Holy True Cross” and “Basílica-Santuario de la Vera Cruz”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of la Soledad, Caravaca de la Cruz and Plaza del Arco.
Church of la Soledad, Caravaca de la Cruz
Museum
Photo: Millars, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of la Soledad, Caravaca de la Cruz is a museum, which is situated 130 metres west of Basilica of Vera Cruz.
Plaza del Arco
Square
Photo: Concepcion AMAT ORTA…, CC BY 3.0.
Plaza del Arco is a square, which is situated 150 metres west of Basilica of Vera Cruz.
Iglesia del Salvador
Church
Photo: Mecun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iglesia del Salvador is a church, which is situated 210 metres west of Basilica of Vera Cruz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cehegín and Moratalla.
Cehegín
Town
Photo: Lionni, Public domain.
Cehegín is a town and municipality in the Comarca del Noroeste of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia, Spain, situated some 66 km from the city of Murcia. Cehegín is situated 6 km east of Basilica of Vera Cruz.
Moratalla
Town
Moratalla is a small town and the center of a large municipality of the same name in the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia in southeastern Spain. Moratalla is situated 9 km north of Basilica of Vera Cruz.
Basilica of Vera Cruz
- Categories: Catholic church building, monument, minor basilica, sanctuary, Catholic pilgrimage church, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Caravaca de la Cruz, Murcia, Murcia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.10791° or 38° 6′ 29″ northLongitude
-1.85853° or 1° 51′ 31″ westOpen location code
8CCW445R+5HOpenStreetMap ID
node 3754841715OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q5722083
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Tamil—“Basilica of Vera Cruz” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Basílica de la Vera Cruz”
- Catalan: “Reial Alcàsser Santuari de la Vera Cruz”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Salib Mahasuci dan Mahabenar, Caravaca de la Cruz”
- Russian: “Базилика Вера Крус”
- Spanish: “Basílica de la Santísima y Vera Cruz”
- Spanish: “Basilica de la Vera Cruz”
- Spanish: “Basílica de la Vera Cruz”
- Spanish: “Real Alcázar Santuario de la Vera Cruz”
- Spanish: “Real Basílica-Santuario de la Vera Cruz”
- Tamil: “தூயச் சிலுவை கன்னிப் பெருங்கோவில், மர்சீயா”
- Tamil: “தூயச் சிலுவை கன்னிப் பெருங்கோவில்”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Museo de la Vera Cruz and Canapé del Castillo.
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