Sacred Heart Basilica
The Sacred Heart Basilica or Timaru Basilica, is a Catholic church in Timaru, New Zealand. The term basilica is used to describe the building's Roman basilican style. style.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church in South Canterbury, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Sacred Heart Basilica, Timaru”
- Address: 7 Craigie Avenue, Parkside, Timaru, 7910
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roncalli College and South Canterbury Museum.
Roncalli College
School
Roncalli College is a Catholic secondary school in Timaru, New Zealand. It was named after Pope John XXIII, whose birth name was Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli. Roncalli College is situated 150 metres southwest of Sacred Heart Basilica.
South Canterbury Museum
Museum
Photo: Karora, Public domain.
South Canterbury Museum is a museum located in Timaru, New Zealand and owned by the Timaru District Council. Its collections include natural history specimens, Māori artefacts, European settlement and recent social history and documentary history. South Canterbury Museum is situated 580 metres northeast of Sacred Heart Basilica.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: jokertrekker, CC BY 3.0.
St Mary's Church is a heritage-listed Anglican church located in Timaru, in the Canterbury region on the South Island of New Zealand. One of the defining landmarks in Timaru, the present church was built in three stages in 1880, consecrated in 1886, with the distinct tower added in 1910. St Mary’s Church is situated 640 metres northeast of Sacred Heart Basilica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seaview and Kensington.
Seaview
Suburb
Seaview is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury area and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located immediately west of the town centre.
Kensington
Quarter
Kensington is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury area and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located south of the town centre.
Timaru
Photo: Heather Rainbow, CC0.
Timaru is a city of 28,900 as of June 2023 on the South Island of New Zealand, on the east coast at Caroline Bay. It is a seaport and the second largest city in the Canterbury region, and is about halfway between Christchurch and Dunedin.
Sacred Heart Basilica
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Timaru District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-44.40171° or 44° 24′ 6″ southLongitude
171.24746° or 171° 14′ 51″ eastInception
1910Open location code
4V7HH6XW+8XOpenStreetMap ID
way 236930982OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q19876414
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Sacred Heart Basilica” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “بازيليك القلب المقدس”
- German: “Basilica of the Sacred Heart”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Hati Kudus, Timaru”
- Spanish: “basilica del Sagrado Corazon”
- Spanish: “basílica del Sagrado Corazón”
- Spanish: “Basílica del Sagrado Corazón”
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