Basilica of Our Lady del cobre, El Cobre

Get to know the impressive Basilica of Our Lady del cobre in Santiago de Cuba, the most important temple in Cuba.

Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Cobre, El Cobre
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The Basilica of Our Lady of the Virgen de la Caridad de El Cobre, the patron saint of Cuba, is located on the Maboa hill, in El Cobre, a town in the province of Santiago de Cuba, and is the most famous and busiest church in the country with around 500 daily visits.

The temple, truly beautiful, is eclectic in style and of great majesty provided by three naves of which the central one is crowned by a large red brick dome. The two lateral naves culminate in two towers also with smaller red domes that, in contrast to the white tones of the construction, make up the beautiful image of the church inserted in the green background of the Sierra Maestra.

Inside is the greatest jewel of the basilica, the Virgin of Charity that millions of faithful have come to venerate, including the last three popes: John Paul II who crowned her and offered a costume embroidered in gold and decorated with precious stones, Benedict XVI who gave her a golden rose and Francisco I who gave her a vase with silver flowers. The Virgin is astonishingly spectacular and she dazzles even the least religious. During the mass, the Virgin of Charity presides over the ceremony and at other times she is in a display case always accompanied by a large number of flowers and candles that are lit by Cuban visitors and from all over the world.

In the Chapel of Miracles, believers offer all kinds of belongings to the Virgin to obtain a wish in exchange. In it we can find a multitude of jewels, precious stones, trophies and Olympic medals. Although, perhaps what attracts the most attention is Ernest Hemingway's Nobel Prize, in love with this island to whom he dedicated his best-known work The Old Man and the Sea.

For Cubans, the Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre and her temple is a symbol of union of the people, leaving aside cultural, ideological, and social differences. everyone venerates her above any superfluous question, which truly makes the Cuban nation.

Mappa interattiva:

Santiago de Cuba

Cosa vedere:

Musei:

Siboney

Parque Baconao

El Cobre

Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Cobre

Pico Turquino

Museo de la Plata

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