Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Barcelona)

The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception and Assumption of Our Lady is a basilica in Barcelona, Catalonia. The church originated as the Jonqueres Monastery, that was moved stone by stone when the land of the monastery was to be demolished. In 1879, a bell tower was added from the church of San Miguel which was also going to be demolished. The rectory stands on the left side of the bell tower and is a historicist building built at the end of the 19th century.[1] On 20 February 2009, Pope Benedict XVI granted the title of minor basilica to the church, which became the eighth basilica in the city.[2]

Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Basilica of the Immaculate Conception and Assumption of Our Lady
La Concepció
Basílica de la Puríssima Concepció i Assumpció de Nostra Senyora
Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
41°23′41″N 2°10′3″E
Location	Barcelona, Catalonia
Country	Spain
Denomination	Catholic
History
Status	Basilica
Dedication	Immaculate Conception, Assumption of Our Lady
Administration
Archdiocese	Barcelona

Ramon Corts i Blay is the current Rector of the Basilica.[3]

References

1. "Cercador Patrimoni Arquitèctonic". w10.bcn.cat.
2. "La Concepció". 1 March 2014.
3. "Basílica de la Puríssima Concepció - Sacerdotes". www.parroquiaconcepciobcn.org. Retrieved 2015-12-17.