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Nuestra Señora del Líbano, Montevideo

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Nuestra Señora del Líbano
Religion
AffiliationMaronite Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusParish church
Year consecrated1986[1]
Location
LocationMolinos de Raffo 926
Montevideo,  Uruguay
Architecture
Architect(s)Eladio Dieste
TypeChurch

The Church of Our Lady of Lebanon (Spanish: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Líbano) is a Maronite (Eastern Catholic) parish church in the neighbourhood of Sayago, Montevideo, Uruguay.[2]

Uruguay has a strong presence of Lebanese immigrants and their offspring. In 1888, some of them asked the Roman Catholic bishop Inocencio María Yéregui for permission to have their own sacraments celebrated by a Maronite priest.[3] Since 1924, the Maronite Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary is also in Montevideo.[1] Their own parish was established on 30 November 1941.[2] The present temple was built in 1984–1986, designed by engineer Eladio Dieste;[4] it is dedicated to Our Lady of Lebanon.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Maronite Church in Uruguay". Retrieved 27 April 2013. (in Spanish)
  2. ^ a b "Our Lady of Lebanon". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 30 March 2013. (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Lebanon in Sayago". Roman Catholic Church in Montevideo. 31 July 2019. (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "Maronite Lebanese in Uruguay" (PDF). Retrieved 15 May 2013. (in Spanish)