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The St Raphael's Church (in Spanish Iglesia de San Rafael Arcángel) is a colombian church in San Rafael (Department of Antioquia). The church is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro.
History
A little chapel of straw and bahareque was built El Sueldo (San Rafael's old name) by Juan Mazo, and the brothers Juan and Agustín Mira for two years since 1864; due to the distance from others churches, the Bishop of Medellín, Herrera Restrepo, created the new parish, with José de Jesús Correa as priest. He believed that the chapel and the village was based in a very remote and narrow location. After, the El Sueldo's inhabitants moved their homes near the river; and just there, Correa began a new church in August 1904, with plans drawn by the architect Emigdio Rincón. Nevertheless, the end of the building was done by the Correa's successors.
The church has three naves and one tower; and into that, three altars; one is the high altar, another has the Arcangel Rafel image, and the other one, the image of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
In front of the facade is the principal town's principal square; with a bust of Correa.