The Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary ( pt, Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Rosário), also known as Basilica of Caieiras, is a

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basilica affiliated to the

Heralds of the Gospel The Heralds of the Gospel ( pt, Arautos do Evangelho; la, Evangelii Praecones, abbreviated to EP) is a Roman Catholic International Association of Pontifical Right based in Brazil. Founded by Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, the organizatio ...

, in

Caieiras Caieiras is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 102,775 (2020 est.) in an area of 97.64 km². Due to the municipality's large reforestation area, it is kn ...

, in the

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, the south of

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History

The Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary began in October 2006, inspired by the

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of the great medieval European cathedrals such as Notre-Dame de Paris and Saint Chapelle in the same city. The solemn dedication was celebrated on February 24, 2008, presided over by Cardinal

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, CM, then prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. On October 18, 2009, it rose to the status of a parish church, responding to requests from the faithful of the region. Finally, on April 21, 2012,

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declared it a

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History

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