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Basilica Nuestra Seņora de La
Altagracia
Check a
video of this beautiful place
The Basilica Nuestra
Seņora de La Altagracia was blessed by the Pope John
Paul II. As you may have noticed, this
amazing monument has a very profound religious meaning and is
considered the most renowned religious monument in the whole Dominican
Republic. Our Lady of Altagracia is considered the protector mother of the country. The basilica was built to replace
an old sanctuary of Our Lady of Altagracia.
On January 21 is the celebration day of La Virgen de Altagracia and many people visit the Basilica in Higuey.
* Please remember to wear appropriate conservative clothes when visiting the basilica or any other Catholic place.
Take a look
at the amazing painting of Our Lady of Altagracia inside the basilica:
