The Rosary Basilica

The Foundation Stone was laid on 16^th July 1883 whilst it was blessed and officially opened on 6^th, 7^th and 8^th, August 1889 by Mgr Gouzot, Archbishop of Auch. The Basilica was finally consecrated on 6^th October 1901, by Mgr Langénieux, Archbishop of Reims.

The building is shaped in the form of a Greek Cross and built in a neo-Byzantine style. Above the doorway is a beautiful statue showing the Blessed Virgin giving the Rosary to St Dominic. On the roof a gilded Crown and Greek Cross, surmount the central dome of the Rosary Basilica.

The interior of this splendid Basilica has a central dome, which rests on 4 pillars forming a square. The circular dome represents heaven and the square base represents the earth. Around the central dome the Transept and the Sanctuary contain side-altars with mosaic images of the 15 mysteries of the Rosary.

On the walls there are numerous votive offerings