Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica, Hagåtña

Name: Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica
Address: 207 Archbishop FC Flores St, Hagåtña, 96910, Guam
Telephone: +1 671-472-6201

#4 among attractions in Hagåtña

Top attraction, Historical place, Architecture, Church

Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica

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Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica, Hagåtña

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Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Guam. It is the seat of the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña. It is located on the site where the island's first Catholic church was constructed in 1669, under the guidance of Padre San Vitores. The present building looms above the palm trees and is a familiar landmark in downtown Hagåtña. The basilica enshrines the image of Santa Marian Kamalen, Patroness of Guam. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 13°28'24"N, 144°45'7"E

Address

207 Archbishop FC Flores StHagåtña 96910 Guam

Contact

+1 671-472-6201

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Day trips

Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Agana Shopping Center, Plaza de España, Latte Stone Park, Fort Santa Agueda.

~1610 ftSE
Shopping centre, Shopping
Agana Shopping Center, Hagåtña
8 min walk • Agana Shopping Center is a shopping center located in downtown Hagåtña, in the United States territory of Guam. Opening in 1978, the mall is one of numerous malls on Guam. Main competitors include Micronesia Mall, Guam's largest shopping mall and Guam Premier Outlets in Tamuning.
~410 ftNW
Park
Plaza de España, Hagåtña
2 min walk • The Plaza de España located in central Hagåtña, the capital of the United States territory of Guam, was the location of the Governors Palace during the island's long period of Spanish occupation. Most of the palace was destroyed during the shelling of Hagåtña during the reconquest of Guam in World War II.
~560 ftSW
Park
Latte Stone Park, Hagåtña
3 min walk • Latte Stone Park, officially Senator Angel Leon Guerrero Santos Latte Stone Memorial Park, is an urban park in Hagåtña, Guam. Established in the 1950s and operated by the Guam Department of Parks and Recreation, it is best known for its set of eight historical latte stones, which were transferred from their original site in Fena.
~1420 ftW
Forts and castles
Fort Santa Agueda, Hagåtña
7 min walk • Fort Santa Agueda, on Guam Highway 7 in Hagåtña, Guam, dates from about 1800, during the 1784-1802 administration of Spanish governor Manuel Moro. It was an uncovered fort with a manposteria parapet, rising about 10 feet above a sloping hillside. It is listed on the U.S.
~1340 ftNW
Bridge
Agana Spanish Bridge, Hagåtña
7 min walk • The Agana Spanish Bridge is a stone arch bridge built in 1800 in Hagåtña, Guam, during the administration of Spanish governor Manuel Muro. It is the only surviving Spanish bridge in Hagåtña, which is the capital of the United States territory of Guam.
~1590 ftNE
Park
Chief Quipuha Park, Hagåtña
8 min walk • Chief Quipuha Park is located on the Paseo de Susana peninsula, in the north of the city of Hagåtña, in the United States territory of Guam.
0.4 miN
Park
Paseo De Susana Park, Hagåtña
12 min walk • Paseo de Susana is a small peninsula that forms part of the city of Hagåtña, Guam. It was built in the 1940s from rubble and debris left behind after World War II.
~1100 ftNE
Library
Guam Public Library System, Hagåtña
6 min walk • Guam Public Library System is the public library system of the United States territory of Guam. The main library is the Nieves M. Flores Memorial Library at 254 Martyr Street in the village of Hagåtña.
0.4 miN
Baseball field, Sport venue, Sport
Paseo Stadium, Hagåtña
10 min walk • Paseo Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Agana, Guam. It is currently used mostly for baseball matches. In the late 1970s with baseball popularity soaring and the success of the Guam Major League and youth baseball, the need for a new Guam baseball facility was in demand.
0.4 miW
Universities and schools
Guam Institute, Hagåtña
11 min walk • The Guam Institute, located off in Guam Highway 1 in Hagåtña, Guam, was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1977; the listing included one contributing building. It was built in 1911. It has also been known as the Jose P. Lujan House.
0.8 miS
Locality
Sinajana
21 min walk • Sinajana is the smallest of the nineteen villages in the United States territory of Guam by area. It is located in the hills south of Hagåtña.

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Nearby attractions include Plaza de España, Hagåtña (2 min walk), Latte Stone Park, Hagåtña (3 min walk), Guam Public Library System, Hagåtña (6 min walk), Agana Spanish Bridge, Hagåtña (7 min walk).