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[3] [4] In 1668, a small wooden church was built on the site, in the old town of Curitiba today, with a church dedicated to Our Lady of Light and Jesus. In 1693, the City Council was established in the place in order to elect the first municipal authorities.
This is a complete list of basilicas of the Catholic Church.A basilica is a church with certain privileges conferred on it by the Pope.. Not all churches with "basilica" in their title actually have the ecclesiastical status, which can lead to confusion, since it is also an architectural term for a church-building style.
Bom Jesus de Goiás, a city in Goiás; Bom Jesus do Itabapoana, a city in Rio of Janeiro; Bom Jesus da Lapa, a city in Bahia; Bom Jesus do Norte, a city in Espírito Santo; Bom Jesus do Oeste, a city in Santa Catarina; Bom Jesus da Penha, a city in Minas Gerais; Bom Jesus dos Perdões, a city in São Paulo; Bom Jesus das Selvas, a city in Maranhão
The Bom Jesus Biological Reserve was created by decree on 5 June 2012 and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. [2] It is classed as IUCN protected area category Ia (strict nature reserve). The purpose is to preserve the Atlantic Rainforest ecosystem, specifically the dense rainforest and pioneer ...
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José Vázquez Díaz, O. de M. (see above 3 October 1981 – retired 1 March 1989) Ramón López Carrozas, O. de M. (1 March 1989 – retired 15 January 2014), succeeded as former auxiliary bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia (26 April 1979 – 1 March 1989) and titular bishop of Ceramus (26 April 1979 – 1 March 1989)
On the upper level, overlooking the tomb is the Bom Jesus Basilica Art Gallery, containing the works of the Goan surrealist painter, Dom Martin. Author and fellow Jesuit Anthony De Mello was also from Goa and mentions the basilica in his writings. The Basilica of Bom Jesus is more than 408 years old and is open to the public every day.
The Bom Jesus was a Portuguese nau and Indiaman that set sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on Friday, March 7, 1533. Its fate was unknown until 2008, when its remains were discovered during diamond mining operations on the coast of Namibia , near Oranjemund .