Basilica of Luján
Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Luján
Basílica Menor de Nuestra Señora de Luján
34°33′52″S 59°07′16″W / 34.56444°S 59.12111°W / -34.56444; -59.12111
Location	Luján, Buenos Aires
Country	Argentina
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	www.basilicadelujan.org.ar
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Monumento Histórico Nacional [1]
Designated	1998
Style	Neogothic
Groundbreaking	1890
Completed	1935
Specifications
Length	104 meters (341 ft)
Width	42 meters (138 ft)
Number of spires	2
Spire height	106 meters (348 ft)
Bells	15
Administration
Archdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján

The Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Luján ( Spanish: 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.

Gallery

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  Interior of the Luján Basilica after the Luján Pilgrimage
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  Behind the gates of the Luján Basilica after the Luján Pilgrimage

References

External links

• Media related to Nuestra Señora de Luján Basilica at Wikimedia Commons
• Basílica Nacional Nuestra Señora de Luján Archived 2012-05-28 at the Wayback Machine - Arzobispado de Mercedes-Luján.

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