Q: How large is the Basilica Church of Our Lady of Peace? A: The basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro Ivory Coast was built between 1985 and 1989; it was consecrated on September 10, 1990.

In 1990, Pope John Paul II consecrated the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro, a vanity project of Côte d’Ivoire’s then-president Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Heralded as the world’s largest ...

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Yearly, between 18 - 20 million pilgrims visit the Basilica, making it Christianity's most visited sanctuary. Altogether 25 popes have officially honored Our Lady of Guadalupe. His Holiness John ...

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The feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel entered the Calendar of the universal Church in the early 18th ... and a pledge of peace." Another important aspect of wearing the Scapular is the Sabbatine ...

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She identified herself to the four girls and two boys as the “Queen of Peace” and handed down ... toward the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the great shrine in the heart of the capital.

Some 50,000 people visit St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City daily. The 500-year-old structure, with its 448-foot-high dome, ...

so don't allot a significant amount of time for the Church of Our Lady Victorious (Infant Jesus of Prague) unless you intend to attend Mass. Admission to the church is free. The church opens daily ...

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