Basílica of the Virgin of Monserrat
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The Basílica of the Black Virgin of Monserrat (Spanish: El Santuario de la Monserrate de Hormigueros and Casa de los Peregrinos) is a historical Roman Catholic shrine built in the town of Hormigueros, Puerto Rico as dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary as a Black Madonna under the Marian title of “Virgin of Montserrat”.
The Minor Basilica of the Black Virgin of Monserrat El Santuario de la Monserate de Hormigueros and Casa de los Peregrinos[1] | |
Location | 1 Calle Peregrinos, Hormigueros, Puerto Rico |
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Coordinates | 18°08′26″N 67°07′38″W |
NRHP reference No. | 75002134[2] |
Added to NRHP | April 17, 1975 |
Pope John Paul II granted a pontifical decree of canonical coronation titled Omnibus Manifestum towards its venerated Marian image on 18 July 1994. The Archbishop of San Juan, Cardinal Luis Aponte Martínez executed the rite of coronation on 12 February 1995.[3] The same Pontiff issued a decree titled Celeberrimum in Civitate that raised the sanctuary to the status of a minor basilica on 19 May 1998.[4]