Building Name: | Nuestra Señora de la Merced y San Judas Tadeo |
Location: | Juan José de Amézaga 2018 Montevideo, |
Religious Affiliation: | Roman Catholic |
Consecration Year: | 1927 |
Status: | Parish church |
Architecture Type: | Church |
The Church of Our Lady of Mercy and St. Jude Taddhaeus (es|Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Merced y san Judas Tadeo), popularly known as La Merced, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Villa Muñoz, Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]
The temple dates back to 1907; the crypt was consecrated on 8 September 1927.[2] Originally held by the Mercedarians, now it belongs to the Metropolitan Curia. It is dedicated to Our Lady of Mercy and to the apostle Saint Jude Taddhaeus.[3] The church was declared a sanctuary.[4]
The parish was established on 30 January 1936.[1]