Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro y San Alfonso, Montevideo

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro y San Alfonso
Basic information
Location Tapes 956
Montevideo,  Uruguay
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Year consecrated 1899[1]
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Parish church
Architectural description
Architectural type Church
Architectural style Neo-Romanesque
Specifications
Length 47 m[1]
Width (nave) 19 m[1]
Spire(s) 2
Spire height 40 m[1]

The Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Alphonsus (Spanish: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro y San Alfonso), popularly known as Iglesia de Tapes (due to its location on the Tapes Street, in the neighbourhood of Bella Vista) is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay.[2]

History

The temple was built between 1896 and 1899 in Neo-Romanesque style, inspired by a German church from Aachen.[1]

The temple is dedicated to Our Lady of Perpetual Help and saint Alphonsus.

Inside there is a wonderful Walcker organ from 1927.[3]

The parish was established on 17 November 1955.[2]

At this church took place the wedding of Juana de Ibarbourou, the most famous Uruguayan poetess, in 1921.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "A jewel in Montevideo". Retrieved 26 April 2013. (Spanish)
  2. 1 2 "Iglesia de Tapes". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 26 April 2013. (Spanish)
  3. "The Walcker organ at Tapes". Retrieved 26 April 2013. (Spanish)

Coordinates: 34°52′49″S 56°11′52″W / 34.88028°S 56.19778°W / -34.88028; -56.19778


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