Basilica Sanctuary of Nazareth, Belem, State of Para, Brazil
Basilica de Nazare is a church built in 1852. It is a replica of San Paolo fuori le Mura, a church in Rome. It is draped in gold as well as Carrara marble.
The Basilica in the neighborhood of Nazareth, located in Belém, the church was built by priests Barnabites at the beginning of the twentieth century, with the help of the people of Pará was inspired by the Basilica of St. Paul in Rome, and is 20 meters high, 24 wide and 62 meters in length.
Its marble interior has beautiful wood ceiling made by artists from Pará and highlights the beauty of stained glass, referring to biblical times and the history of devotion to the Virgin of Nazareth.
On the surface, a mosaic panel shows the Virgin of Nazareth as the Amazon Queen, a regional scenario where there are Indians, blacks, Jesuits, Capuchins, and also the figures of Pedro Alvares Cabral, Castelo Branco (founder of the city of Belém) Archbishop Bartolomeu (first Bishop of Belém), the half-breed Placido, Dionysus Ausi Bentes (governor at the time of inauguration) and a family of workers, among other characters.
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