Virgen del Carmen y Santa Teresita, Montevideo explained

Building Name:Virgen del Carmen y Santa Teresita
(Carmelitas)
Location:Irigoitía 1007
Montevideo,
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Consecration Year:1954
Status:Parish church
Architect:Guillermo Armas, Albérico Isola
Architecture Type:Church
Architecture Style:Neo-Gothic

The Church of the Virgin of Mount Carmel and St. Thérèse of Lisieux (Spanish; Castilian: '''Iglesia de la Virgen del Carmen y Santa Teresita'''), also known as Iglesia de los Carmelitas, is a Roman Catholic parish church in the neighbourhood of Prado, Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]

The church was built in Neo-Gothic style by architects Guillermo Armas and Albérico Isola,[2] between 1929 and 1954.[3] It was held by the Carmelites until 1995, then it was leased to the Archdiocese.[4] The church is dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Saint Thérèse of Lisieux.[1]

The parish was established on 8 September 1962.[1]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iglesia de los Carmelitas. Archdiocese of Montevideo . 30 March 2013 .
  2. http://mirandoalmundoconsentimientos.blogspot.com/2013/04/la-iglesia-de-las-carmelitas-prado.html Pictures of the Church of the Carmelites
  3. Web site: Carmelitas . 9 May 2013 . Intendencia de Montevideo.
  4. http://www.ocduruguay.org/ Carmelites in Uruguay