Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos

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Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos
Santuário do Bom Jesus de Matosinhos
Façade of the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos
Religion
Affiliation	Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Ownership	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana
Location
Municipality	Congonhas
State	Minas Gerais
Country	Brazil
Location of the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos in Brazil
Geographic coordinates	20°30′28″S 43°51′38″W / 20.507778°S 43.860694°W / -20.507778; -43.860694
Architecture
Style	Baroque
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name: Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas
Criteria	Cultural: (i)(iv)
Designated	1985 (9th session)
Reference no.	334
Buffer zone	8.77 ha (21.7 acres)
National Historic Heritage of Brazil
Designated	1939

The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos (Portuguese: Santuário do Bom Jesus de Matosinhos) is an 18th-century Roman Catholic basilica in Congonhas, Minas Gerais, Brazil.^[1] It was designed in the Baroque style with an Italian-inspired Rococo interior. The basilica is noted for its grand outdoor stairway with statues of Old Testament prophets. The interior has seven side chapels which illustrate the Stations of the Cross; each has a polychrome sculpture made by the artist Aleijadinho (b. 1730 or 1738 – 1814) and his assistants. They are considered masterpieces of an original, moving, and expressive form of Baroque art. The basilica was listed as a historic structure by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1939, and designated at It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.^[1][2][3]