Affiliation Maronite Catholic Phone +598 2356 4245 Year consecrated 1986 | Ecclesiastical or organizational status Parish church Architectural type Church Architect Eladio Dieste | |
Location Molinos de Raffo 926
Montevideo, Uruguay Address 12900 Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay | ||
Bold text The Church of Our Lady of Lebanon (Spanish: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Líbano) is a Maronite (Eastern Catholic) parish church in the neighbourhood of Sayago, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Uruguay has a strong presence of Lebanese immigrants and their offspring. Since 1924, the Maronite Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary is also in Montevideo. Their own parish was established on 30 November 1941. The present temple was built in 1984-1986, designed by engineer Eladio Dieste; it is dedicated to Our Lady of Lebanon.
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Nuestra Señora del Líbano, Montevideo Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA