Nuestra Señora del Sagrado Corazón, Montevideo

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Sagrado Corazón
Basic information
Location José Ellauri 408
Montevideo,  Uruguay
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Year consecrated 30 October 1919
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Parish church
Architectural description
Architect(s) Elzeario Boix
Architectural type Church
Architectural style Neo-Romanesque
Completed 1927

The Church of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Spanish: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Sagrado Corazón), popularly known as Iglesia Punta Carretas (due to its location in the neighbourhood of Punta Carretas) is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]

The parish was established 30 October 1919.[1] The temple was built between 1917 and 1927 and originally held by the Friars Minor Capuchin.[2] Since 1983 it is run by the secular clergy.

The temple is dedicated to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. A small side chapel for daily masses is devoted to St. Marcellin Champagnat.

References

  1. 1 2 "Iglesia de Punta Carretas". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 30 March 2013. (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ "History of Punta Carretas". Capuchins. Retrieved 8 April 2013. (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 34°55′22.4″S 56°9′31.2″W / 34.922889°S 56.158667°W / -34.922889; -56.158667


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