Nuestra Señora del Sagrado Corazón, Montevideo
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Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Sagrado Corazón | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Parish church |
Year consecrated | 30 October 1919 |
Location | |
Location | José Ellauri 408 Montevideo, ![]() |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Elzeario Boix |
Type | Church |
Style | Neo-Romanesque |
Completed | 1927 |
The Church of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Spanish: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Sagrado Corazón), popularly known as Iglesia Punta Carretas (due to its location in the neighbourhood of Punta Carretas) is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]
The parish was established 30 October 1919.[1] The temple was built between 1917 and 1927 and originally held by the Friars Minor Capuchin.[2] Since 1983 it is run by the secular clergy.
The temple is dedicated to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. A small side chapel for daily masses is devoted to St. Marcellin Champagnat.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Iglesia de Punta Carretas". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 30 March 2013. (in Spanish)
- ^ "History of Punta Carretas". Capuchins. Archived from the original on 22 September 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2013. (in Spanish)
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- Punta Carretas
- 1919 establishments in Uruguay
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1927
- Roman Catholic church buildings in Montevideo
- Romanesque Revival church buildings in Uruguay
- 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Uruguay
- South American church stubs
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