Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes y San Vicente Pallotti explained

Building Name:Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes y San Vicente Pallotti
Location:Paysandú 763
Montevideo,
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Consecration Year:1890
Status:Parish church
Architect:Ignacio Pedralbes
Architecture Type:Church
Architecture Style:Neo-Baroque
Facade Direction:South

The Church of Our Lady of Lourdes and Saint Vincent Pallotti (Spanish; Castilian: '''Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes y San Vicente Pallotti'''), popularly known as Iglesia de Lourdes, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]

Overview

Located on the intersection of the streets Paysandú and Florida, the temple was built between 1885 and 1890 by engineer Ignacio Pedralbes in a Neo-Baroque eclectic style, inspired in the churches of La Sorbonne and Saint Gervais in Paris.[2]

The parish was established on 7 September 1962.[1]

Held by the Pallottines, it is dedicated to their patron saint Vincent Pallotti and Our Lady of Lourdes.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iglesia de Lourdes . Archdiocese of Montevideo . 30 March 2013 .
  2. Web site: Iglesia de Lourdes . Inventario de la Ciudad Vieja . 15 June 2010 . 31 March 2013.
  3. Web site: Institutes of consecrated life in Uruguay . Archdiocese of Montevideo . 30 March 2013 .