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View of the Basilica constructed on top of the rock above the Grotto of Lourdes. The Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (French: Basilique de Notre-Dame de l'Immaculée-Conception de Lourdes), known widely as the "Upper Church", is a Catholic church and minor basilica within the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France.
Antibes Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Immaculée-Conception d'Antibes or Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Platea d'Antibes) is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Antibes on the French Riviera, France. It is a listed and protected historic monument.
The Immaculate Conception became a popular subject in literature, [6] but its abstract nature meant it was late in appearing as a subject in works of art. [7] The iconography of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception shows Mary standing, with arms outstretched or hands clasped in prayer. The feast day of the Immaculate Conception is December 8. [8]
Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Sées Basilique Notre-Dame-de-l’Immaculée-Conception de Sées: Sées, Orne: 4 July 1902: Basilica of Sacré Cœur, Rouen: Rouen, Seine-Maritime: 23 January 1918: Basilica of Notre-Dame, Bonsecours: Bonsecours, Seine-Maritime: 12 February 1919: Basilica of the Holy Trinity, Cherbourg [13 ...
Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Waterbury, Connecticut) Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Jacksonville), Florida; Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Natchitoches, Louisiana) Basilica of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception (Norfolk, Virginia) Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C.
Church of the Immaculate Conception (Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana) Immaculate Conception Church (New Orleans), Louisiana; Immaculate Conception Church (Iron Mountain, Michigan) Church of the Immaculate Conception (St. Anna, Minnesota) Immaculate Conception Church and Rectory (St. Louis), Missouri; Immaculate Conception Church (Sparks, Nevada)
The original intention of the Superior of the English Jesuits, Fr Randal Lythgoe, was for the church to have a capacity for 900 people. When this was found too expensive the church was built for a capacity of 475. The cost was £5,800 which came from multiple private benefactors. [6] [5] In 1844 the foundation stone was laid by Fr Lythgoe.
The theme of the altarpiece is the Immaculate Conception. [1]Official Catholic dogma states that Mary, receiving in anticipation the fruits of the resurrection of her son Jesus, was conceived free of original sin: she was not corrupted by the initial fault that has since given every human being a tendency to commit evil.