Nuestra Señora de Fátima, Pocitos, Montevideo explained

Building Name:Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Fátima
Location:Gral. Brito del Pino 1344
Montevideo,
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Status:Parish church
Architecture Type:Church

The Church of Our Lady of Fatima (Spanish; Castilian: '''Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Fátima''') is a Roman Catholic parish church in the neighbourhood of Pocitos, Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]

The parish was established on 1 May 1954.[1] The temple is dedicated to the Virgin of Fatima. It is held by the Claretians,[2] who also run the adjacent private school Colegio y Liceo Nuestra Señora de Fátima (established 1960).[3] Originally the celebrations were held in a crypt under the school; the current temple was built in the early 1980s, in brickwork.

Same devotion

There are other churches in Uruguay dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iglesia de Fátima . Archdiocese of Montevideo . 30 March 2013 .
  2. Web site: Institutes of consecrated life in Uruguay . Archdiocese of Montevideo . 28 April 2013.
  3. http://www.colegioyliceofatima.edu.uy/ Colegio y Liceo Nuestra Señora de Fátima