Affiliation Roman Catholic Length 47 m Spire height 40 m Year consecrated 1899 Spire 2 | Ecclesiastical or organizational status Parish church Width (nave) 19 m Phone +598 2203 5025 Architectural type Church | |
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Location Tapes 956
Montevideo, Uruguay Address 966,, Tapes, Montevideo, Uruguay Architectural style Romanesque Revival architecture Similar Nuestra Señora del Sagrado, Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Santuario Nacional del Coraz, Bay of Montevideo, Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral | ||
Bold text The Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Alphonsus (Spanish: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro y San Alfonso), popularly known as Iglesia de Tapes (due to its location on the Tapes Street, in the neighbourhood of Bella Vista) is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay.
History
The temple was built between 1896 and 1899 in Neo-Romanesque style, inspired by a German church from Aachen.
The temple is dedicated to Our Lady of Perpetual Help and saint Alphonsus.
Inside there is a wonderful Walcker organ from 1927.
The parish was established on 17 November 1955.
At this church took place the wedding of Juana de Ibarbourou, the most famous Uruguayan poetess, in 1921.
References
Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro y San Alfonso, Montevideo Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA