Church of Ichuac

Church of Ichuac
UNESCO World Heritage site
Front of the church
Location Ichuac, Puqueldón, Lemuy Island, Chiloé Province, Los Lagos Region, Chile
Part of Churches of Chiloé
Criteria Cultural: (ii), (iii)
Reference 971-007
Inscription 2000 (24th Session)
Area 6.8 ha (17 acres)
Coordinates 42°36′57″S 73°43′11″W / 42.6159°S 73.7198°W / -42.6159; -73.7198Coordinates: 42°36′57″S 73°43′11″W / 42.6159°S 73.7198°W / -42.6159; -73.7198
Location of Church of Ichuac in Chiloé
Church of Ichuac (Los Lagos)
Church of Ichuac (Chile)

The Church of Ichuac – Spanish: Iglesia de Ichuac – is a Catholic church in the town of Ichuac, commune of Puqueldón, on Lemuy Island, Chiloé Archipelago, southern Chile.

The Church of Ichuac was declared a National Monument of Chile in 1999[1] and is one of the 16 Churches of Chiloé that were declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites on 30 November 2000.[2]

In the early 1990s, the local community in Ichuac joined together to coordinate reparations on the church and it is currently considered to be in good condition.The patron saint of the church is the Virgin of Candelaria, whose feast day is celebrated on February 2.[3]

This church belongs to the parish of San Pedro Nolasco, Puqueldón, one of the 24 parishes that form the Diocese of Ancud.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  2. ↑ World Heritage Committee Inscribes 61 New Sites on World Heritage List. whc.unesco.org. November 30, 2000. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Iglesias Tradicionales de Chiloé. Monumentos.cl. Retrieved 6 February 2013..
  4. ↑ Diócesis de San Carlos de Ancud. Iglesia.cl. In Spanish. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
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