The Cathedral Basilica of Florida () is the main Roman Catholic church building of Florida, Uruguay. It is the see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Florida since 1956.
History At this place there was originally another, smaller church, the Chapel of Our Lady of Luján of El Pintado (), which in 1805 was elevated to parish church. (Note that Our Lady of Luján was declared patron saint of Uruguay by Pope Pius IX in 1930).
In 1887 was built the current temple; over its door reads the Latin expression Domus Dei nostri ().Description of the Cathedral
Nowadays it is the National Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Thirty-Three (); the image of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three, patron saint of Uruguay, is venerated here.National Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Thirty-Three
In 1988, during his second pastoral visit to Uruguay, Pope John Paul II visited this cathedral. Thank you, John Paul II
See also List of Roman Catholic cathedrals in Uruguay Roman Catholic Diocese of Florida
References
External links Diocese of Florida