Saint Joseph’s basilica

St. Joseph's Minor Basilica Church is a Roman Catholic Church building in , in the of . Established in 1880, it was the first Roman Catholic church to have been established in Ghana.
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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 Dutch Cemetery.

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, or Fort St. George, 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 , , formerly the Gold Coast. is situated 780 metres southeast of Saint Joseph’s basilica.

Cemetery
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The of 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 , 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. is situated 140 metres south of Saint Joseph’s basilica.

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or Conraadsburg, also Fort São Tiago da Mina, is a small fort situated opposite the in the of Ghana, built around a Portuguese chapel for Saint Jago, to protect Fort Elmina from attacks. is situated 400 metres southeast of Saint Joseph’s basilica.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elmina.

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is a city in 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

Latitude
5.08715° or 5° 5′ 14″ north
Longitude
-1.35353° or 1° 21′ 13″ west
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 739748721
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q24906755
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