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Via Molinara, 20, 37135 Verona VR, Italy
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N45° 25' 6" E10° 59' 11"
(45.418333333333, 10.986388888889)
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The Shrine of St. Therese of the Child Jesus is a place of Catholic worship in Verona. Located on the southern outskirts of the city, in the Roma District, it is entrusted to the Discalced Carmelites. Construction began in 1901, was completed in 1904 and the Church was consecrated the following year.The first building stone was laid on 29 July 1901 and the project was completed in 1904. On 15 January 1905, the bishop of Verona Cardinal Bartolomeo Bacilieri inaugurated and blessed the church, originally dedicated to the Holy Family. Pope Pius XI raised it to the rank of minor basilica in 1938.
