Basilica Minore of Our Lady of Charity

The Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Charity, formerly known as Santa Monica Church and Agoo Basilica, is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Agoo, La Union, Philippines. The shrine is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the venerated title of Our Lady of Charity. The current Basilica is the seat of the Santa Monica Parish of the Diocese of San Fernando de La Union under the Vicariate of Saint Francis Xavier, now under the leadership of parish priest Alfonso V. Lacsamana and parish vicar Liberato A. Apusen. Pope John Paul II raised the shrine to the status of Minor Basilica via the pontifical decree Signum illud Sanctuariumque on 15 July 1982. Pope Francis granted a decree of pontifical coronation towards its enshrined Marian image on 29 April 2024. The rite of coronation was executed on 6 December 2024.

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