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Basilica Virgen del Valle

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Basilica Virgen del Valle
Basilica Virgen del Valle
Basilica Virgen del Valle
Basilica Virgen del Valle
Basilica Virgen del Valle
Basilica Virgen del Valle
Basilica Virgen del Valle
Basilica Virgen del Valle
Basilica Virgen del Valle
Basilica Virgen del Valle
Basilica Virgen del Valle
Basilica Virgen del Valle
Basilica Virgen del Valle
Basilica Virgen del Valle
Basilica Virgen del Valle
Basilica Virgen del Valle
Basilica Virgen del Valle
Basilica Virgen del Valle
Basilica Virgen del Valle
Basilica Virgen del Valle
Basilica Virgen del Valle
Basilica Virgen del Valle
Basilica Virgen del Valle
Basilica Virgen del Valle
Basilica Virgen del Valle
Phone:
+58 295-2871549

Address:
El Valle, Margarita Island, Venezuela

The Basilica of Our Lady of El Valle It is a Gothic basilica located in El Valle del Espíritu Santo a town on the island of Margarita, of Nueva Esparta state, in northwestern Venezuela.Its name is in honor of the patron saint of the town and the Venezuelan Navy: the Virgen del Valle. After being founded the church San Nicolás de Bari, it was declared Basilica of Nueva Esparta state, on September 8, 1955, so that from that date its festivities are held; beginning with the descent of the Virgin on 8 September each year, which is placed where the public can see it up close. On 8 December is the rise of the Virgin, which is placed on an altar located at the top where the priest officiates masses. Initially, it was a small church modified several times, one of them, coordinated by Father Philip Martinez in 1733. It was declared a Minor Basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1995.
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