Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes y San Vicente Pallotti
The Church of Our Lady of Lourdes and Saint Vincent Pallotti (Spanish: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes y San Vicente Pallotti), popularly known as Iglesia de Lourdes, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes y San Vicente Pallotti | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Parish church |
Year consecrated | 1890 |
Location | |
Location | Paysandú 763 Montevideo, ![]() |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Ignacio Pedralbes |
Type | Church |
Style | Neo-Baroque |
Direction of façade | South |
Overview
Located on the intersection of the streets Paysandú and Florida, the temple was built between 1885 and 1890 by engineer Ignacio Pedralbes in a Neo-Baroque eclectic style, inspired in the churches of La Sorbonne and Saint Gervais in Paris.[2]
The parish was established on 7 September 1962.[1]
Held by the Pallottines, it is dedicated to their patron saint Vincent Pallotti and Our Lady of Lourdes.[3]
References
- "Iglesia de Lourdes". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 30 March 2013. (in Spanish)
- "Iglesia de Lourdes". Inventario de la Ciudad Vieja. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- "Institutes of consecrated life in Uruguay". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 30 March 2013. (in Spanish)
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