| Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana | |
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Basilica Nuestra Señora de Copacabana | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Catholic Church |
| District | Diocese of El Alto |
| Province | Manco Kapac |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Location | |
| Location | Copacabana, Bolivia |
| Municipality | Copacabana |
| State | La Paz |
| Geographic coordinates | 16°10′00″S 69°05′07″O |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Francisco Jiménez de Siguenza |
| Style | Renaissance |
| Groundbreaking | 1669 |
| Completed | 1679 |
| Website | |
| Sitio Web | |
The Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana is a 17th-century Spanish colonial shrine that houses the image of the Virgen de Copacabana.[1] It is located in the town of Copacabana, Bolivia on the shores of Lake Titicaca near the Altiplano region. Our Lady of Copacabana is the patron saint of Bolivia.[2]
- ^ "Virgen de la Candelaria - Copacabana, Bolivia". www.sacred-destinations.com. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ Salles-Reese, Verónica (1997). From Viracocha to the Virgin of Copacabana: Representation of the Sacred at lake Titicaca (1st ed.). Austin: University of Texas Press. pp. 166–167. ISBN 0292777132.