Basílica del Santísimo Sacramento
The Basilica of the Holy Sacrament is a Roman Catholic parish church in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay.Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Uruguay
- Also known as: “Basílica del Santísimo Sacramento, Colonia del Sacramento”
- Address: Del Gobernador Vasconcellos, Colonia del Sacramento
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portuguese House and Portuguese Space.
Portuguese House
Museum
Photo: Fulviusbsas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Portuguese House is a museum, which is situated 210 metres southwest of Basílica del Santísimo Sacramento.
Portuguese Space
Museum
Photo: Fulviusbsas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Portuguese Space is a museum, which is situated 190 metres south of Basílica del Santísimo Sacramento.
Colonia del Sacramento Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Eligna, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colonia del Sacramento Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the ruins of the Saint Francis Xavier convent in the historic district of Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia Department, Uruguay. It was erected in 1857. Colonia del Sacramento Lighthouse is situated 240 metres southwest of Basílica del Santísimo Sacramento.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colonia and Laguna de los Patos.
Colonia
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
Colonia del Sacramento is in southwestern Uruguay, across from Buenos Aires on the northern shore of the Rio de la Plata. Founded in 1680 as a Portuguese colony, Colonia's historic district is now a UNESCO World Heritage site, full of cobblestone streets lined with historic buildings.
Laguna de los Patos
Hamlet
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
Laguna de los Patos is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km northeast of Basílica del Santísimo Sacramento.
Basílica del Santísimo Sacramento
- Categories: minor basilica, cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Colonia Department, Uruguay, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-34.4711° or 34° 28′ 16″ southLongitude
-57.85073° or 57° 51′ 3″ westOpen location code
48Q4G4HX+HPOpenStreetMap ID
way 556082328OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q5722124
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In Other Languages
From German to Tagalog—“Basílica del Santísimo Sacramento” goes by many names.
- German: “Basilika des Allerheiligsten Sakraments”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Sakramen Mahakudus, Colonia del Sacramento”
- Portuguese: “Sé Catedral de Colónia do Sacramento”
- Russian: “Базилика Святого Причастия”
- Spanish: “basílica del Santísimo Sacramento (Colonia del Sacramento)”
- Spanish: “Basílica del Santísimo Sacramento”
- Spanish: “Iglesia del Santísimo Sacramento”
- Tagalog: “Basílica del Santísimo Sacramento, Colonia del Sacramento”
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