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.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
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)”, and “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

Photo: 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

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The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi is a Rococo Catholic church in Ouro Preto, Brazil. Its erection began in 1766 after a design by the Brazilian architect and sculptor Antônio Francisco Lisboa, otherwise known as Aleijadinho. Church of Saint Francis of Assisi is situated 490 metres east of Our Lady of the Pillar Mother Church.

Museu do Oratório

Museum

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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

Photo: HVL, CC BY 4.0.

Mariana is a municipality in the Southeastern state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. As of 2022, the city had a population of 61,387, estimated to be at around 64,058 in 2024, making it the 59th most populous city in its state.

Our Lady of the Pillar Mother Church

Categories: parish church, minor basilica, building, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
Location: Ouro Preto, Central Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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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

OpenStreetMap ID

way 193045630

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=catholic

Wikidata ID

Q10300071

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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.

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