The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The facade of the basilica bears a circular panel with the image of
Pope Pius X. The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (also referred to
as the Upper Basilica) was built between 1866 and 1872 as a conjoint
confirmation of the legitimacy of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception
(proclaimed in 1854 by Pope Pius IX) and of the Marian apparitions in
1858 and consecrated in 1876, it was the second of the churches to be
completed. The Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
(French: Basilique de Notre Dame de l'Immaculée Conception de Lourdes),
known widely as the "Upper Church", is a Roman Catholic church and minor
basilica within the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France..
Located at Lourdes, France. Designed by architect Hippolyte Durand.
