Building Name: | Sagrada Familia (Capilla Jackson) |
Location: | Carlos Vaz Ferreira 3711 Montevideo, |
Religious Affiliation: | Roman Catholic |
Consecration Year: | 1870 |
Status: | Parish church |
Architect: | Víctor Rabú[1] |
Architecture Type: | Church |
Architecture Style: | Neo-Gothic |
Year Completed: | 1870 |
The Church of the Holy Family (Spanish; Castilian: '''Iglesia de la Sagrada Familia'''), also known as Capilla Jackson, is a Roman Catholic parish church in the neighbourhood of Aires Puros, Montevideo, Uruguay.[2]
The temple was built as a private chapel for the Jackson family; designed by French architect Víctor Rabú in Neo-Gothic style,[3] it was the edifice religious was built and consecrated in the year 1870.[4] Currently it is a parish church held by the Jesuits.[5]
The parish was established on 16 April 1961.[2] In 1975 it was declared a National Historical Monument.[4]
The remains of businessman Juan D. Jackson are buried here.