Saint Joseph’s basilica
St. Joseph's Minor Basilica Church is a Roman Catholic Church building in Elmina, in the Central Region of Ghana. Established in 1880, it was the first Roman Catholic church to have been established in Ghana.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Elmina, Ghana
- Also known as: “St. Joseph’s Minor Basilica Church” and “St. Joseph’s Minor Basilica Church, Elmina”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Elmina Castle and Fort Coenraadsburg.
Elmina Castle
Photo: Bolance, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Elmina Castle was erected by the Portuguese in 1482 as Castelo de São Jorge da Mina, also known as Castelo da Mina or simply Mina, in present-day Elmina, Ghana, formerly the Gold Coast. Elmina Castle is situated 780 metres southeast of Saint Joseph’s basilica.
Fort Coenraadsburg
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Fort Coenraadsburg or Conraadsburg, also Fort São Tiago da Mina, is a small Portuguese chapel built in honor of Saint Jago and it is situated opposite the Elmina Castle in the Central region of Ghana, to protect Fort Elmina from attacks. Fort Coenraadsburg is situated 400 metres southeast of Saint Joseph’s basilica.
Dutch Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Fentener van Vlissingen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dutch Cemetery of Elmina was constructed on the order of Governor of the Dutch Gold Coast Johannes Petrus Hoogenboom in 1806. Up until that date, the Dutch had buried their dead inside or just outside Elmina Castle, but by the beginning of the 19th century, little space was left there, so it was decided to construct a new cemetery in what was known as "the Garden" of Elmina. Dutch Cemetery is situated 140 metres southeast of Saint Joseph’s basilica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elmina.
Elmina
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Elmina is a city in Coastal Plain region of Ghana. Its name comes from the Portuguese word for "Mine". The gold found in these mines are also the origin of the name "Gold Coast", which was the name of what is now Ghana, when it was a British Colony.
Saint Joseph’s basilica
- Categories: minor basilica, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal District, Central Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
5.08715° or 5° 5′ 14″ northLongitude
-1.35353° or 1° 21′ 13″ westOpen location code
6CQW3JPW+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 739748721OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q24906755
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In Other Languages
From French to Indonesian—“Saint Joseph’s basilica” goes by many names.
- French: “Basilique Saint-Joseph”
- German: “Basilika St. Josef”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Yosef, Elmina”
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