Basilica of Candelaria
The Basilica of the Royal Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Candelaria is a Roman Catholic minor basilica, the first Marian shrine of the Canary Islands, located in the municipality and city of Candelaria on the island of Tenerife.Photo: Xauxa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
Monday: 3:00 PM—7:30 PM
Tuesday—Sunday: 7:30 AM—7:30 PM - Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: marian sanctuary in Tenerife
- Also known as: “Basilica Nuestra Señora de Candelaria”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plaza de la Patrona de Canarias and Cave of Achbinico.
Plaza de la Patrona de Canarias
Square
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Plaza de la Patrona de Canarias is a large square in Candelaria, Tenerife. It is next to the Basilica of Candelaria, a meeting place of pilgrims and festivities celebrating the most important of the municipality.
Cave of Achbinico
Cave
Plaza de la Villa de Teror
Square
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plaza de la Villa de Teror is a square, which is situated 460 metres north of Basilica of Candelaria.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Candelaria and Araya.
Araya
Village
Photo: Martely, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Araya is a village, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Basilica of Candelaria.
Las Caletillas
Suburb
Photo: Jose Mesa, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Las Caletillas is a suburb, which is situated 3 km north of Basilica of Candelaria.
Basilica of Candelaria
- Categories: minor basilica, monument, shrine of Our Lady, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
28.35122° or 28° 21′ 4″ northLongitude
-16.36991° or 16° 22′ 12″ westLevels
1Open location code
7CW59J2J+F2OpenStreetMap ID
way 122873003OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q34485
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Basilica of Candelaria” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بازيليكا دي كانديلاريا”
- Bengali: “ক্যান্ডেলেরিয়ার ব্যাসিলিকা”
- Catalan: “Basílica de Nostra Senyora de la Candelaria”
- Chinese: “坎德拉里亚圣殿”
- Czech: “Bazilika Panny Marie”
- Danish: “Basilikaen Vor Frue af Candelaria”
- Dutch: “Basilica de Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria”
- Dutch: “Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بازيليكا دى نويسترا سينيورا دى لا كانديلاريا”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بازيليكاعذراء كانديلاريا”
- French: “basilique de la Candelaria”
- French: “Basilique de la Candelaria”
- Galician: “Basílica de Nosa Señora da Candelaria”
- Galician: “Basílica de Nosa Señora da Candeloria”
- German: “Basilika von Candelaria”
- Greek: “Βασιλική της Κανδελάριας”
- Hebrew: “הבזיליקה של קאנדלאריה”
- Hindi: “कैंडेलेरिया का बैसिलिका”
- Hindi: “बासीलीक वर्जिन कैंडेलेरिया”
- Hungarian: “Candelariai Miasszonyunk-bazilika”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Candelaria”
- Italian: “basilica di Nostra Signora della Candelaria”
- Italian: “Basilica di Nostra Signora della Candelaria”
- Japanese: “ヌエストラ・セニョーラ・デ・ラ・カンデラリア教会”
- Latin: “Basilica Virginis Candelariae”
- Macedonian: “Базилика Канделарија”
- Piemontese: “Basìlica ëd Candelaria”
- Polish: “Bazylika Matki Boskiej z Candelaria”
- Polish: “Bazylika Matki Bożej w Candelarii”
- Portuguese: “Basílica da Candelária”
- Russian: “Базилика Канделарии”
- Russian: “Канделария базилика”
- Spanish: “Basilica de Candelaria”
- Spanish: “Basílica de Candelaria”
- Spanish: “Basilica de la Virgen de Candelaria”
- Spanish: “Basílica de la Virgen de Candelaria”
- Spanish: “Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Candelaria”
- Spanish: “Basilica de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria”
- Spanish: “basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria”
- Spanish: “Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de la Candelaria”
- Spanish: “Santuario de la Virgen de Candelaria y Convento”
- Spanish: “Santuario de la Virgen de Candelaria”
- Swedish: “Basilica de Candelaria”
- Swedish: “Basílica de Candelaria”
- Tagalog: “Basilika ng Birhen ng Candelaria”
- Tamil: “காண்டெலேரியா பசிலிக்கா”
- Turkish: “Candelaria Bazilikası”
- Venetian: “Baxéłega deła Vèrxene deła Candelaria”
- Venetian: “Bazéłega de ła Vèrzene de ła Candelaria”
- Vietnamese: “Vương cung thánh đường Đức Mẹ Candelaria”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fuente de los Peregrinos and Santuario de la Virgen de Candelaria y Convento.
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