Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Marseille

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The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Marseilles is one of the minor basilicas of the Roman Catholic Church, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ. It is located in Marseille on Avenue du Prado, in the Rouet district, in the 8th arrondissement. Built in the first half of the twentieth century in Romano-Byzantine style, it was consecrated on May 5, 1947 by Cardinal Roques, Archbishop of Rennes, and erected as a minor basilica on September 17, 1997 by Pope John Paul II. The building was built to commemorate the 1720 plague and serve as a memorial to the First World War.