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Basilica of Hope

Seat of the Archconfraternity of the Paso and La Esperanza in the El Perchel district, next to Calle San Jacinto. It was built by public subscription from the end of the 1970s to replace the former chapel of the Church of Santo Domingo, where the titular images had previously been kept. It was consecrated in 1988 and received the title of minor basilica in 1998. It has an early Christian floor plan with a barrel vault decorated with the oil mural Apotheosis of the Virgin Mary, painted by García Ibáñez in 1993. The facade shows six Andalusian ceramic panels by Julio Hernández (1992) with Marian scenes, and a stained-glass window of the Annunciation made by the Parisian workshop Casa Mauméjean. It holds two gilded Baroque processional thrones and several images, including a Nazarene carved by Mariano Benlliure in 1935. The adjoining Casa Hermandad houses a museum with a ceiling mural of 170 figures painted by Eugenio Chicano in 2003.

Things to do at Basilica of Hope: 4 missions

• Enter the museum and look for Chicano's muralIn the Casa Hermandad museum, look for the ceiling painted by Eugenio Chicano in 2003 with 170 figures and find one you recognise.
• Find the stained-glass window of the AnnunciationInside the basilica, look for the great stained-glass window of the Annunciation made by the Parisian workshop Casa Mauméjean.
• Find a ceramic mural on the facadeOn the exterior facade, look for one of the six ceramic panels by Julio Hernández (1992) with Marian scenes, such as the Wedding at Cana or the Visitation.
• Look at the mural on the vaultLook up at the barrel vault and find the oil mural Apotheosis of the Virgin Mary, painted by García Ibáñez in 1993.

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Source: Horario de la basílica, Archicofradía del Paso y la Esperanza