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
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusParish church
Year consecrated1890
Location
LocationPaysandú 763
Montevideo,  Uruguay
Architecture
Architect(s)Ignacio Pedralbes
TypeChurch
StyleNeo-Baroque
Direction of façadeSouth

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
  1. "Iglesia de Lourdes". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 30 March 2013. (in Spanish)
  2. "Iglesia de Lourdes". Inventario de la Ciudad Vieja. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  3. "Institutes of consecrated life in Uruguay". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 30 March 2013. (in Spanish)

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