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Basilica of our Lady of the Rosary, Lourdes: Exterior detail, central portal depicting Mary handing the Rosary to St. Dominic

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posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie
Roman Catholic church and minor basilica within the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes. Its main theme is a celebration and depiction of the Rosary. The Rosary Basilica, known as the 'Lower Church', is the third of the churches to be completed on the site (after the Crypt and the Upper Basilica). It was designed by architect Leopold Hardy and completed in 1899. It was consecrated in 1901 and has a capacity of 1,500 worshippers. Its style is Neo-Byzantine. The nave is open and circular, surmounted by a dome. The dome contains sixteen circular stained glass windows. The fifteen spaces between these windows signify the fifteen decades of the traditional rosary. The nave is surrounded by fifteen smaller side chapels, one for each of the traditional Mysteries of the Rosary.

History

Alt Title

Notre Dame du Rosaire de Lourdes

Date Created

1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-06-30

Spatial Coverage

Lourdes Lourdes, Midi-Pyrénées, France +43.0975-0.0575

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

['Byzantine Revival', 'Nineteenth century']

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To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.

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