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The Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady Aparecida ((ポルトガル語:Basílica do Santuário Nacional de Nossa Senhora Aparecida)) is a prominent Roman Rite Catholic basilica located in Aparecida, Brazil. It is dedicated to Our Lady Aparecida, (''a variant of the Immaculate Conception'') as the principal Patroness of Brazil. ''Nossa Senhora da Conceição Aparecida'' roughly translates to ''Our Lady of Conception Who Appeared.'' It is the second largest church in the world, after St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. ==History== The present basilica was constructed nearby an earlier chapel which housed the statue found by three fishermen in the town of Guaratinguetá. According to local tradition, the group was attempting to catch a large amount of fish in the Paraíba River for a banquet honoring the visit of São Paulo Governor, Pedro de Almeida in 1717. Despite their prayers, their attempts were fruitless until late in the day, one of the fishermen cast his net and pulled it back to find the statue of the Virgin Mary. Upon his next cast, he found the head. The group cleaned the statue, wrapped it in cloth, and returned to their task to find their fortunes had changed and they were able to obtain all the fish they needed. The statue is believed to be the work of Frei Agostino de Jesus, a monk residing in São Paulo.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.aboutsaopaulo.com/city/aparecida/our-lady.html )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://wydcentral.org/our-lady-of-aparecida-patroness-of-brazil/ )〕 The old wooden chapel was originally built in 1745. The old shrine is a modest church in the colonial style built between 1834 to 1888. Since that time, pious worshippers have termed it as a basilica. Due to the following conflicting accounts on dates, places throughout the years: the Vatican enumerates the following recorded Papal decrees: * Pope Leo XIII mentioned the Brazilian devotion to this image called "Nossa Senhora da Conceição Aparecida" prior to his death in 1903 * Pope Pius X granted a canonical coronation to this same image on 8 December 1904. * Pope Pius XI declared that same Marian title as the Patroness of Brazil through a papal bull signed on 16 July 1930, also witnessed and signed by Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli. * Pope Paul VI granted its first Golden rose on 12 August 1967 * Pope John Paul II elevated and consecrated formally as a Basilica on 4 July 1980.〔http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/homilies/1980/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_19800704_aparecida-brazil_en.html〕 * Pope Benedict XVI granted its second Golden rose on 12 May 2007 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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