Affiliation Roman Catholic Direction of façade North Year consecrated 1867 Architect Victor Rabu | Ecclesiastical or organizational status Parish church Phone +598 2908 5959 Architectural type Church | |
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Location Canelones 1156
Montevideo, Uruguay Address Canelones 1156, 11100 Montevideo, Departamento de Montevideo, Uruguay Architectural styles Baroque Revival architecture, Renaissance Revival architecture Similar Sagrada Familia - Montevideo, Parroquia San Francisco, San Miguel Garicoits - Montevideo | ||
The Church of Saint Joseph and Saint Maximilian Kolbe (Spanish: Iglesia de San José y San Maximiliano Kolbe), popularly known as Iglesia de los Conventuales (due to its history as a former claustration convent), is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay.
History
The temple and its convent were built by French architect Víctor Rabú between 1860 and 1867 for the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary, whose nuns lived in claustration. The architectural inspiration, mix of Renaissance and Baroque, was taken from the Italian Basilica of Sant'Andrea, Mantua.
For some time the remains of the patriot priest Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga were held here, before being brought to the Cathedral.
The parish was established much later, on 17 February 1966.
Today it is held by the Conventual Franciscans. It is dedicated to Saint Joseph; later it was also dedicated to the Polish martyr St. Maximilian Kolbe, O.F.M. Conv.