Category:Sacred Heart Basilica, Timaru

**Sacred Heart Basilica, Timaru**
	church in South Canterbury, New Zealand
	Upload media
	Wikipedia
Instance of	church building;
Dedicated to	Sacred Heart;
Location	Timaru District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
Architect	Francis Petre;
Heritage designation	Heritage New Zealand Category 1 historic place listing (1985–);
Inception	1911;
Religion or worldview	Catholicism;
	official website
	44° 24′ 05.76″ S, 171° 14′ 49.2″ E
Authority file
	Q19876414; OpenStreetMap way ID: 236930982
	Reasonator; Scholia; Wikidocumentaries; PetScan; statistics; WikiMap; Locator tool; KML file; WikiShootMe; OpenStreetMap; Search depicted;

English: The Sacred Heart Basilica or Timaru Basilica, as it is popularly known because of its style of architecture, is a Catholic church in Timaru, New Zealand. It was designed by the prominent New Zealand architect, Francis Petre and is one of his most celebrated works. Its great size and beauty make it one of the most important historic buildings of Timaru and of the South Canterbury region. The Basilica's twin towers and copper cupola are highly visible features of the Timaru skyline, especially from the south. The Basilica is also one of the "most noteworthy examples of ecclesiastical architecture" in the New Zealand with elements of "Roman and Byzantine architecture with touches of Art Nouveau decoration." It is a registered historic place, category 1.