San Antonio y Santa Clara, Montevideo

The Church of Saint Anthony and Saint Clare (Spanish: Iglesia de San Antonio y Santa Clara) is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]

Iglesia de San Antonio y Santa Clara
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusParish church
Location
LocationCanelones 1680
Montevideo,  Uruguay
Architecture
TypeChurch
Direction of façadeNorth

Overview

This church is part of an important architectural ensemble which includes a convent; it is located on the intersection of the streets Canelones and Minas, in the barrio Palermo. The parish was established on 7 September 1961.[1]

Held by the Friars Minor Capuchin, who have a long history in the territory of Uruguay since colonial times[2] and now conform a Province with Argentina.[3] The church is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua and Saint Clare of Assisi.[4]

It boasts a Tamburini organ from 1924, one of the biggest in the country.[5]

Same devotion

There are other churches in Uruguay dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua:

  • St. Anthony of Padua Church in Pueblo Nuevo, near Las Piedras
  • St. Anthony of Padua Parish Church in San Antonio
  • St. Anthony of Padua Parish Church in Sarandí del Yí
  • Parish Church of St. Anthony of Padua and Our Lady of the Valley in Aiguá

References
  1. "Iglesia de San Antonio y Santa Clara". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 30 March 2013. (in Spanish)
  2. History of the Franciscans in Uruguay (in Spanish)
  3. Franciscan Province of the River Plate Archived 2013-06-16 at archive.today (in Spanish)
  4. "Institutes of consecrated life in Uruguay". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 30 March 2013. (in Spanish)
  5. The organ of the Capuchins (in Spanish)
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