Nuestra Señora del Rosario y Santo Domingo, Montevideo explained

Building Name:Nuestra Señora del Rosario
y Santo Domingo
(Dominicos)
Location:Mario Cassinoni 1337
Montevideo,
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Status:Parish church
Architecture Type:Church
Architecture Style:Neo-Mudéjar

The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary and Saint Dominic (Spanish; Castilian: '''Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario y Santo Domingo'''), popularly known as Iglesia de los Domínicos, is a Roman Catholic parish church in the neighbourhood of Cordón, Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]

This church is unique in Uruguay as it is perhaps the only temple built in Neo-Mudéjar style in all the country; it also has a brick tower. Held by the Dominicans, it is dedicated to their patron saint Dominic and also to Our Lady of the Rosary.[2] It was consecrated on 6 January 1947.[3]

The parish was established on 18 May 1958.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Domínicos . Archdiocese of Montevideo . 10 May 2013 .
  2. Web site: Institutes of consecrated life in Uruguay . Archdiocese of Montevideo . 10 May 2013 .
  3. Book: Editorial San Esteban . Salamanca . The Dominicans in Uruguay . 10 May 2013 . Alfonso Esponera Cerdán, O.P.. 1992. 9788487557293 .