Mátraverebély is a village in Nógrád County, Hungary, beside of the Zagyva river, between the Cserhát and Mátra mountain ranges.

Péter Verebi, the ruler of the settlement, managed to obtain the right to hold a national fair from King Sigismund in 1400, and an indulgence license from Pope Boniface IX.

Due to the Ottoman devastation, the village is depopulated and the church is damaged, which is restored in Baroque style after the resettlement.

The construction of the two-tower baroque basilica in Szentkút was completed in 1763, financed by the Verebélyi [hu] and Almásy families.

Franciscan monks settled near the church in 1772, who built pilgrim accommodation, a calvary, and a chapel.

Pope Paul VI raised the church to the rank of basilica minor and granted the privilege of full indulgence for every day of the year.