Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception

The Basilique de l'Immaculée Conception is a Catholic minor basilica dedicated to the Immaculate Conception located in Ouidah, Benin. The basilica is in the Latin Church Archdiocese of Cotonou. The basilica was dedicated on November 9, 1989.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: building in Benin
Also known as: “Basilica of the Immaculate Conception”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá.

Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá

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The Forte de São João Baptista de Ajudá is a small restored fort in Ouidah, Benin. Built in 1721, it was the last of three European forts built in that town to tap the slave trade of the Slave Coast. Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá is situated 620 metres east of Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ouidah and Djégbadji.

Ouidah

Photo: Hinnou Gontran Serge, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ouidah or Whydah, and known locally as Glexwe, formerly the chief port of the Kingdom of Whydah, is a city on the coast of the Republic of Benin. The commune covers an area of 364 km2 and as of 2002 had a population of 76,555 people.

Djégbadji

Village

Photo: Padonou Dotou, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Djégbadji is a town and arrondissement in the Atlantique Department of southern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Ouidah. Djégbadji is situated 3½ km south of Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception.

Savi

Village

Savi is a town and arrondissement in the Atlantique Department of southern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Ouidah. Savi is situated 8 km north of Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception.

Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception

Categories: cathedral, minor basilica, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Atlantique Department, Benin, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

6.36063° or 6° 21′ 38″ north

Longitude

2.08486° or 2° 5′ 6″ east

Open location code

6FR4936M+7W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 402951938

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=basilica

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

Wikidata ID

Q2091236

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception” goes by many names.

Egyptian Arabic: “بازيليك الحمل الطاهر”
French: “Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception de Ouidah”
French: “basilique de l’Immaculée-Conception de Ouidah”
French: “Basilique de l’Immaculée-Conception de Ouidah”
French: “Cathédrale de l’Immaculée Conception de Ouidah”
German: “Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception”
Indonesian: “Basilika Maria Dikandung Tanpa Noda, Ouidah”
Portuguese: “Basílica da Imaculada Conceição”
Russian: “Базилика Непорочного Зачатия Пресвятой Девы Марии”
Russian: “Базилика Непорочного Зачатия”
Spanish: “basilica de la Inmaculada Concepcion”
Spanish: “basílica de la Inmaculada Concepción”
Spanish: “Basílica de la Inmaculada Concepción”

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