Virgen_del_Carmen_y_Santa_Teresita,_Montevideo

Virgen del Carmen y Santa Teresita, Montevideo

Virgen del Carmen y Santa Teresita, Montevideo

Church building in Montevideo, Uruguay

The Church of the Virgin of Mount Carmel and St. Thérèse of Lisieux (Spanish: 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.[2]

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The church was built in Neo-Gothic style by architects Guillermo Armas and Albérico Isola,[3] between 1929 and 1954.[1] 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.[2]

The parish was established on 8 September 1962.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Carmelitas". Intendencia de Montevideo. Retrieved 9 May 2013. (in Spanish)
  2. [2]
    "Iglesia de los Carmelitas". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 30 March 2013. (in Spanish)
  3. [3]
    Pictures of the Church of the Carmelites (in Spanish)
  4. [4]
    Carmelites in Uruguay (in Spanish)
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