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Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria y San Matías

Coordinates: 18°25′38″N 66°29′33″W / 18.42728°N 66.492403°W / 18.42728; -66.492403
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Church Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria y San Matías of Manatí
The church in 1984
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Location of Manatí and the church in Puerto Rico
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Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria y San Matías (Caribbean)
LocationPatriota Pozo St., Town Plaza
Manatí, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°25′38″N 66°29′33″W / 18.42728°N 66.492403°W / 18.42728; -66.492403
Built1729
EngineerRamon Soler
Architectural styleSpanish Colonial
MPSHistoric Churches of Puerto Rico MPS
NRHP reference No.84003130[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1984

The Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria y San Matías (English: Church of Our Lady of the Presentation and Saint Matthias) is a church in the municipality of Manatí, Puerto Rico. It was built originally in 1729 and underwent major repairs in 1864 directed by engineer Ramon Soler.[2]

It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

It is one of 31 churches reviewed for listing on the National Register in 1984.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Marisa Gomez and Ester Cardona (February 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria y San Matías". National Park Service. Retrieved January 11, 2017. with eight photos from 1984
  3. ^ Marisa Gomez and Ester Cardona (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Thematic Nomination: Historic Churches of Puerto Rico". National Park Service. Retrieved December 22, 2016.