Basilica of Luján | |
Fullname: | Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Luján |
Native Name: | Basílica Menor de Nuestra Señora de Luján |
Native Name Lang: | Spanish |
Coordinates: | -34.5644°N -59.1211°W |
Location: | Luján, Buenos Aires |
Country: | Argentina |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Website: | www.basilicadelujan.org.ar |
Functional Status: | Active |
Heritage Designation: | Monumento Histórico Nacional[1] |
Designated Date: | 1998 |
Style: | Neogothic |
Groundbreaking: | 1890 |
Completed Date: | 1935 |
Length: | 104m (341feet) |
Width: | 42m (138feet) |
Spire Quantity: | 2 |
Spire Height: | 106m (348feet) |
Bells: | 15 |
The Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Luján (Spanish; Castilian: Basílica Menor de Nuestra Señora de Luján) is a Roman Catholic church building in Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Built in Neogothic style, it is dedicated to Our Lady of Luján, patron saint of Argentina.
Many people mistake this church for a cathedral. Actually, it is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján, whose see is located at the Cathedral Basilica of Mercedes-Luján in the neighboring city of Mercedes.