Affiliation Roman Catholic Direction of façade South Architectural type Church | Ecclesiastical or organizational status Parish church Year consecrated 1890 | |
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Location Paysandú 763
Montevideo, Uruguay Address Paysandú 763, 11100 Montevideo, Uruguay Architectural style Baroque Revival architecture Similar Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, Parroquia San Francisco, Casa Central del Banco Re, Capilla de la Caridad del Hospi, San Miguel Garicoits - Montevideo | ||
Bold text 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.
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.
The parish was established on 7 September 1962.
Held by the Pallottines, it is dedicated to their patron saint Vincent Pallotti and Our Lady of Lourdes.
References
Nuestra Señora de Lourdes y San Vicente Pallotti, Montevideo Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA