Criteria ii, iii Inscription 2000 (24th Session) | Type Cultural Reference 971-010 | |
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UNESCO region Latin America and Caribbean | ||
The Church of Chonchi or Church of St Charles Borromeo— Spanish: Iglesia de Chonchi, Iglesia de San Carlos Borromeo— is a Catholic church located in Chonchi, on the Chiloé Archipelago, Los Lagos Region, southern Chile.
The Church of Chonchi was declared a National Monument of Chile in 1971 and is one of the 16 Churches of Chiloé that were declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites on 30 November 2000.
The patron saint of the Church of Chonchi is Charles Borromeo, whose feast day is celebrated on November 4.
This church belongs to the parish of San Carlos, Chonchi, one of the 24 parishes that form the Diocese of Ancud.
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Church of Chonchi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA