Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Salto explained

Building Name:	Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Location:	Florencio Sánchez entre Uruguay y Artigas Salto,
Religious Affiliation:	Roman Catholic
District:	Diocese of Salto
Consecration Year:	1855

The Parish Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Spanish; Castilian: '''Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Carmen''') is a Roman Catholic parish church in Salto.

History

The Church of Mount Carmel is famous as the oldest Christian temple in Salto; in 1818 was built the first small chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The present temple was built around 1855 and expanded afterwards; it has a big patrimonial value. Its bells date back from 1686 and came from the Jesuitic Missions.^[1]

Same devotion

There are other churches in Uruguay dedicated to Our Lady of the Mount Carmel:

• Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
• Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Aguada)
• Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Cordón)
• Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (Prado)
• Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Cajetan
• Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Migues
• Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Toledo
• Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Capilla del Sauce
• Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Durazno
• Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Villa del Carmen
• Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Melo
• Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in San Gregorio de Polanco
• Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Solís de Mataojo
• Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Carmelo

See also

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Salto

External links

• Diocese of Salto - CEU

Notes and References

1. http://saltopatrimonio.com/home/iglesia-nuestra-senora-del-carmen/ Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel