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The Minor Basilica of St. Anne (Malay: Basilika Minor St. Anne, Tamil: புனித அன்னமாள் தேவாலயம், Punitha annamaal Tēvālayam) is a Roman Catholic church in Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia. It is one of the parishes in the Diocese of Penang.
The Basilica di San Nicola da Tolentino was the first minor basilica to be canonically created, in 1783. The 1917 Code of Canon Law officially recognised churches using the title of basilica from immemorial custom as having such a right to the title of minor basilica. Such churches are referred to as immemorial basilicas. [2]
On June 22, 1989, it was made into a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II. [30] [31] [32] Basilica of Saint Martin of Tours: Taal: Batangas: Calabarzon: Asia's largest Catholic church. [33] On December 8, 1954, the church was elevated into a minor basilica by Pope Pius XII. [34] Binondo Church: Binondo, Manila: Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
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The church was blessed on the Feast of the Assumption (15 August). That was the first church in Penang, named the Church of the Assumption. A few years, later, another priest settled in Penang and used the College General place as their church. This was the second church in Penang named Church of the Immaculate Conception.
The area has a number of tourist destinations, including the Bukit Mertajam Market and the nearby Hock Teik Cheng Shin Temple. The latter is a Taoist temple, which was constructed in 1886. [ 4 ] At the time, the temple owned much of the land within the town centre and was responsible for the development of the Bukit Mertajam Market.
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The basilica is under the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate. [19] The Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in North Jackson, Ohio, US is under the jurisdiction of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon. The shrine was elevated to the status of a minor basilica by Pope Francis on 8 July 2014. [20]