Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Cordón, Montevideo explained

Building Name:Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen
(Cordón)
Location:Av. 18 de Julio 1531
Montevideo,
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Status:Parish church
Website:Parroquia del Carmen
Architect:Elzeario Boix
Architecture Style:Neo-Romanesque
Facade Direction:South

The Church of Our Lady of the Mount Carmel (Spanish; Castilian: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen), popularly known as Iglesia del Cordón, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]

Overview

The original church was established 1 October 1835.[1] In 1874-1890 its parish priest was Mariano Soler, who later became the first Archbishop of Montevideo.

The present church was built in 1924 by architect Elzeario Boix in Neo-Romanesque style[2] and is dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a very popular devotion of the Virgin Mary. Inside can be also found an altar dedicated to St. Joseph of Cupertino, patron of poor students, and another to the Virgin of the Thirty-Three, patron of Uruguay.

Outside is placed a Galician cruceiro from 1800, the oldest in Uruguay.[3]

Same devotion

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iglesia del Cordón . Archdiocese of Montevideo . 31 March 2013 .
  2. Web site: Cordón, one of the first neighbourhoods in Montevideo. https://archive.today/20130421181733/http://www.saladeespera.com.uy/web/conociendo-uruguay/los-primeros-barrios-de-montevideo-cordon.html. dead. 21 April 2013. 31 March 2013.
  3. Web site: Stone cruceiros from Galicia. 11 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20170510122000/http://www.xn--espaavale-o6a.com/2011/06/23/cruceiros-petreos-de-galicia-en-uruguay-2d-parte/. 10 May 2017. dead.