Nuestra Señora de la Merced y San Judas Tadeo, Montevideo

Nuestra Señora de la Merced
y San Judas Tadeo
Basic information
Location Juan José de Amézaga 2018
Montevideo,  Uruguay
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Year consecrated 1927
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Parish church
Architectural type Church

The Church of Our Lady of Mercy and St. Jude Taddhaeus (Spanish: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Merced y san Judas Tadeo), popularly known as La Merced, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Villa Muñoz, Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]

The temple dates back to 1907; the crypt was consecrated on 8 September 1927.[2] Originally held by the Mercedarians, now it belongs to the Metropolitan Curia. It is dedicated to Our Lady of Mercy and to the apostle Saint Jude Taddhaeus.[3] The church was declared a sanctuary.[4]

The parish was established on 30 January 1936.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nuestra Señora de la Merced". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 30 March 2013. (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ "Parish of Our Lady of Mercy". Retrieved 7 May 2013. (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ "Institutes of consecrated life in Uruguay". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 30 March 2013. (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ "Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mercy and St. Jude Taddhaeus". Retrieved 7 May 2013. (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 34°53′7.4″S 56°10′27.8″W / 34.885389°S 56.174389°W / -34.885389; -56.174389


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