The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace () also called Lomas de Zamora Cathedral It is a Catholic church located in the central square of the city of Lomas de Zamora, in Argentina under the patronage of Our Lady of Peace.

Its terrain, like the Grigera Square and the Municipality, was donated by Victorio Grigera in 1860. The first phase of construction started on January 16 of that year, by the Nicolás and José Canale architects. The cornerstone of the building was laid by Bartolomé Mitre. Its opening was completed on January 22, 1865, while construction of the transept, the dome and the current sanctuary began in 1898, under the supervision of the architects Juan Ochoa and Domingo Selva, concluding on January 24, 1900.

Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Lomas de Zamora

To mark its centenary, in 1965, it was declared a Minor Basilica by Pope Paul VI.

Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Lomas de Zamora

See also

Roman Catholicism in Argentina

Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace

References

Roman Catholic cathedrals in Buenos Aires Province

Buildings and structures in Lomas de Zamora

Roman Catholic churches completed in 1865

Basilica churches in Argentina

19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Argentina

Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Lomas de Zamora