Basilica Nossa Senhora de Penha

Basilica Nossa Senhora de Penha
Basílica da Penha
LocationRecife
CountryBrazil
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
History
Founded1665
Founder(s)French Capuchin Franciscans
Architecture
StyleRenaissance Revival
Completed1882

The Nossa Senhora de Penha (transl. Basilica of Our Lady of the Rock) or the Basilica da Penha is a Roman Catholic religious basilica located in the city of Recife, in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Belonging to the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, in the archdiocese of Olinda and Recife, its patron is the Virgin of the Rock.

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