Shrine of St. Paulina
{{short description|Church complex in Nova Trento, Santa Catarina, Brazil}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox church
| name = Shrine of St. Paulina
| image = Santuario Madre Paulina.jpg
| location = Nova Trento
| district =
| country = Brazil
| denomination = Roman Catholic
| diocese =
| priest =
| capacity = 3,000
| website = {{URL|https://santuariosantapaulina.org.br}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|27|15|08|S|48|56|36|W|type:landmark_region:BR-SC|display=inline,title}}
}}
The Shrine of St. Paulina, also known as the Sanctuary of St. Paulina, is a church complex located in Nova Trento, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The church is dedicated to St. Pauline of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus and is located in Madre hill where the nun lived and professed her faith.{{cite web |url=https://www.tourism-review.com/best-brazilian-religious-tourism-destinations-news10906 |title=Top 10 Religious tourist destinations in Brazil |publisher=Tourism-Review |access-date=28 May 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=5 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605140722/https://www.tourism-review.com/best-brazilian-religious-tourism-destinations-news10906 }}
History
St. Paulina was canonized by Pope John Paul II on 19 May 2002 in a ceremony in St. Peter's Square, thereby becoming Brazil's first female saint.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1996288.stm |title=Brazil gets first female saint |publisher=BBC |access-date=28 May 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=5 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605140720/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1996288.stm }} Construction began shortly afterwards after approval from the general assembly of the Little Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, the congregation founded by St. Paulina, and completed in 926 days on 22 January 2006.{{cite web |url=https://www.archdaily.com/366673/the-santuary-of-santa-paulina-hs-arquitetos |title=Sanctuary of St Paulina |publisher=ArchDaily |access-date=28 May 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=5 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605140720/https://www.archdaily.com/366673/the-santuary-of-santa-paulina-hs-arquitetos }}{{cite web |url=https://santuariosantapaulina.org.br/historia-santuario/ |title=History of the Sanctuary |publisher=Sanctuary of St Paulina |access-date=28 May 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=5 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605140725/https://santuariosantapaulina.org.br/historia-santuario/ }}
Architecture
File:Santuário Santa Paulina - Nova Trento - SC.jpg
The church occupies an area of {{convert|9616|sqm}} with the building occupying an area of {{convert|6925|sqm}}. The church building is conical in shape, resembling two hands in prayer or a tent. It overlooks the Tijucas River valley, and can be accessed by a flight of 113 steps or a {{convert|170|m|adj=on}} long ramp. The church has a capacity of 3,000 people with a granite altar in the centre. The church also houses three smaller chapels: The Chapel of the Most Holy, The Chapel of Reconciliation and St. Paulina Chapel, with the latter holding a bone of St. Paulina's arm as a relic.{{cite web |url=https://santuariosantapaulina.org.br/historia/ |title=About the Sanctuary |publisher=Sanctuary of St Paulina |access-date=28 May 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=5 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605140721/https://santuariosantapaulina.org.br/historia/ }}{{cite web |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/294392547 |title=The shrine of santa paulina in nova trento (santa catarina-Brazil): Symbolic forms and institutionally of the amabile lúcia visintainer's charisma |access-date=28 May 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=13 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613043845/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/294392547_The_shrine_of_santa_paulina_in_nova_trento_santa_catarina-Brazil_Symbolic_forms_and_institucionality_of_the_amabile_lucia_visintainer%27s_charisma }}
The shrine is visited by about 70,000 people every month. The complex is also home to other buildings associated with the life of St. Paulina. The Chapel of our Lady of Lourdes, a smaller and older church in the complex, was originally declared the sanctuary of St. Paulina by Eusébio Scheid, then the Archbishop of Florianópolis on 9 July 1998. The Chapel of the Sisters is a house where the congregation of Little Sisters of the Immaculate Conception was established. The complex also has a Colonial Museum housing items used by Italian immigrants and a Silk Museum, which is a replica of the factory established by St. Paulina to provide for the congregation and the local community.{{cite web |url=https://turismo.novatrento.sc.gov.br/equipamento/index/codEquipamento/9331 |title=Santa Paulina Sanctuary |publisher=Tourism Portal Novo Trento |access-date=28 May 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=13 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613043859/https://turismo.novatrento.sc.gov.br/equipamento/index/codEquipamento/9331 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.viajoteca.com/santuario-de-santa-paulina/ |title=Everything for your visit to the Sanctuary of St Paulina in SC |publisher=Viajoteca |access-date=28 May 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=18 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118075923/https://www.viajoteca.com/santuario-de-santa-paulina/ }}
See also
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