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The Our Lady of Apparition Cathedral (Portuguese: Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida) is a Catholic church located in the municipality of Montes Claros, in the north of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Located in Pio XII Square in the center of the city, it was built between 1926 and 1950. The project of the cathedral, of Belgian origin, came to the city between 1900 and 1905 and is a rare example of the great union of two styles: the Romanesque and the Gothic. The parish of Our Lady of Aparecida was created on January 29, 1950, the same year of completion of the cathedral, which appears in the patrimony of the Municipality since September 28, 1999. It has three towers. The highest rises to the height of 65.08 meters, the equivalent of a 20-story building, one of the largest in Minas Gerais, with a central nave capable of holding up to 3,000 people. Today it is considered one of the most beautiful postcards of the city.

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Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Apparition_Cathedral,_Montes_Claros

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Closest City or Region: Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Coordinates: -16.725268, -43.863217

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September 1, 2005 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

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Story

The missionaries' apartment was across the street from this cathedral, so we got a great view from above. I don't think we ever went inside though.

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