Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
| Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe | |
|---|---|
Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe | |
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe | |
| 19°29′2.4″N 99°7′1.2″W / 19.484000°N 99.117000°W | |
| Location | Villa de Guadalupe, Mexico City |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Status | |
| Founded | 1709 |
| Dedication | Our Lady of Guadalupe |
| Consecrated | October 12, 1976 |
| Cult present | Our Lady of Guadalupe |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect | José Luis Benlliure |
| Architectural type | Basilica |
| Style | Mexican Baroque |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 10,000 (seating) |
| Height | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Number of domes | 1 |
| Dome height (outer) | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Number of towers | 2 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Mexico |
| Metropolis | Mexico |
| Archdiocese | Mexico |
| Deanery | Guadalupana |
| Parish | Our Lady of Guadalupe |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Enrique Glennie Graue |
The Basilica of Santa María de Guadalupe, officially called Insigne y Nacional Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe (in English: Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe) is a basilica of the Catholic Church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary in her invocation of Our Lady of Guadalupe, located at the foot of the Hill of Tepeyac in the Gustavo A. Madero borough of Mexico City. It belongs to the Primate Archdiocese of Mexico through the Guadalupana Vicariate, which since November 4, 2018, is in the care of Monsignor Efraín Hernández Díaz, who has the title of general and episcopal vicar of Guadalupe and abbot of the basilica.
Every year some twenty million pilgrims visit the sanctuary, of which about nine million do so in the days around December 12, the day on which Our Lady of Guadalupe is celebrated. Annually, the Basilica of Santa María de Guadalupe has at least twice as many visitors as the best-known Marian shrines.