Church of the Santíssima Trindade (Fátima)
| Basilica of the Holy Trinity (Basílica da Santíssima Trindade) | |
| Church of the Holy Trinity, Igreja of the Holy Trinity | |
| Church (Igreja) | |
.jpg) The austere, simple facade of the modernist Church and Minor Basilica of the Holy Trinity
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| Official name: Igreja da Santíssima Trindade no Santuário de Fátima/Basílica da Santíssima Trindade | |
| Named for: Holy Trinity | |
| Country | Portugal |
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| Region | Centro |
| Subregion | Médio Tejo |
| District | Santarém |
| Municipality | Ourém |
| Location | Cova da Iria, Fátima |
| - elevation | 358 m (1,175 ft) |
| - coordinates | 39°37′45.5″N 8°40′33″W / 39.629306°N 8.67583°WCoordinates: 39°37′45.5″N 8°40′33″W / 39.629306°N 8.67583°W |
| Length | 95 m (312 ft), Northwest to Southeast |
| Width | 115 m (377 ft), Southwest to Northeast |
| Height | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Area | 35,673 m2 (383,981 sq ft) |
| Architects | Alexandros Tombazis |
| Style | Modern |
| Material | Masonry stone |
| Origin | 1996 |
| - Initiated | February 2004 |
| - Completion | 2007 |
| Consecration | 12 October 2007 |
| Owner | Portuguese Republic |
| 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 Nossa Senhora do Rosário de 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. |
| Website: http://www.fatima.pt/en/ | |
The Basilica of the Holy Trinity (Portuguese: Basílica da Santíssima Trindade, 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.
In 2009 it received the Outstanding Structure Award by the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering. IABSE awards the most remarkable, innovative, creative or otherwise stimulating structure completed within the last few years.
In 1953, the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fátima (Portuguese: Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Rosário de Fátima) was consecrated.
Situated on the southeast corner of the church,a statue of Pope Pius XII (sculpted in white marble by Portuguese sculptor Domingos Soares Branco) was first revealed to the public, in a ceremony that included a formal blessing. A statue of Pope Paul VI was erected in May 1968 (dreated by Portuguese sculptor Joaquim Correia) on the northwest corner of the church.
During the 1973 liturgical year, there were reports that the site could not handle the number of pilgrims on days of relatively minor volumes at the basilica. The inauguration of a restored statue of D. José Alves Correia da Silva (by Joaquim Correia), first bishop of the Diocese of Leiria, on 2 February 1973 proved to be chaotic and crowded.
In 1974 the rector of the sanctuary, Monsignor Luciano Guerra, proposed a pastoral program to include construction of a new large, covered assembly area, in order to handle the pilgrims. But, it was not until 1996 that construction of a new church at the complex was proposed. In the meantime, new religious symbols and reliquaries were added to the sanctuary, including a silver ostensorium by sculptor Zulmiro de Carvalho, in the main chapel of the Holy Sacramento (Portuguese: Capela do Santíssimo Sacramento).
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