Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary (Fátima)

Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary (Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Rosário)
Basilica (Basílica)
The iconic facade of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary
Official name: Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary/Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Rosário
Named for: Our Lady of the Rosary
Country Portugal
Region Center
Subregion Middle Tagus
District Santarém
Municipality Ourém
Location Cova da Iria, Fátima
 - coordinates 39°37′56″N 8°40′18″W / 39.6323°N 8.6718°W / 39.6323; -8.6718Coordinates: 39°37′56″N 8°40′18″W / 39.6323°N 8.6718°W / 39.6323; -8.6718
Owner Catholic Church
For public Private
Visitation Intermittent (Church is open irregularly, although not specifically for independent visits)
Easiest access Rua João Paulo II; Rua Cónego Manuel Nunes Formigão
Management Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fátima
Operator Roman Catholic Diocese of Leiria-Fátima
Status Unclassified
Listing Zona "non-aedificandi" of the Sanctuary of Fátima (IPA.00020204/PT031421060020); pre-inventory register of elements in the location, designation and use towards official heritage classification.
Wikimedia Commons: Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Rosário (Fátima)
Website: www.fatima.pt/en/

The Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary (Portuguese: Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Rosário) is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica in the Sanctuary of Fátima (Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima) in Cova da Iria, in the civil parish of Fátima, in the municipality of Ourém in Portugal.

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