Our Lady of the Pillar Mother Church
The Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, popularly called the Our Lady of the Pillar Mother Church, is one of the best known Catholic buildings among those erected during the Brazilian Gold Rush.
- Catholic church
- Description: church in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Also known as“Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Pilar”“Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora do Pilar (Ouro Preto)”“Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora da Pilar”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Casa dos Contos and Church of Saint Francis of Assisi.
Casa dos Contos
Museum
Luis Rizo, Public domain.
Casa dos Contos is a museum, which is situated 320 metres northeast of Our Lady of the Pillar Mother Church.
Church of Saint Francis of Assisi
Church
The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi is a Rococo Catholic church in Ouro Preto, Brazil. Church of Saint Francis of Assisi is situated 490 metres east of Our Lady of the Pillar Mother Church.
Museu do Oratório
Museum
Museu do Oratório is a museum, which is situated 330 metres east of Our Lady of the Pillar Mother Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mariana.
Mariana
Mariana is a municipality in the Southeastern state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Our Lady of the Pillar Mother Church
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Latitude
-20.3868° or 20° 23′ 13″ south
Longitude
-43.50751° or 43° 30′ 27″ west
Open location code
58FRJF7R+7X
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OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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tourism=attraction
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denomination=catholic
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Our Lady of the Pillar Mother Church” goes by many names.
- German: “Basilika Nossa Senhora do Pilar (Ouro Preto)”
- German: “Basilika Nossa Senhora do Pilar”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Bunda dari Pilar, Ouro Preto”
- Portuguese: “Basílica Matriz de Nossa Senhora do Pilar”
- Portuguese: “Basílica Menor de Nossa Senhora do Pilar”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Pilar”
- Portuguese: “Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora do Pilar (Ouro Preto)”
- Portuguese: “Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora do Pilar”
- Portuguese: “Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora do Pilar”
- Portuguese: “Matriz do Pilar”
- Spanish: “iglesia Matriz de Nuestra Señora del Pilar (Ouro Preto)”
- Spanish: “Iglesia matriz de Nuestra Señora del Pilar”
- Spanish: “iglesia Matriz Nuestra Señora del Pilar”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chafariz do Pilar and Praça Américo Lopes.
Nearby Places
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