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The Iglesia de Quinchao (Church of Quinchao) is located in the village of Quinchao, in the Chiloé Province, Los Lagos Region, Chile. It is one of the main stops on a pilgrimage path on Chiloé. It is one of the 16 Churches of Chiloé , a UNESCO World Heritage Site (since 30 November 2000) and was declared one of the National Monuments of Chile ...
The Iglesia del Monasterio del Carmen Bajo de San Rafael is a Catholic church located on Independencia Avenue, in the district of Independencia of the city of Santiago, Chile. Founded as a monastery in 1770, operated as such until 1958, and since 1985 is the seat for the Vicaría Episcopal Zona Norte of the Archdiocese of Santiago . [ 1 ]
The Iglesia de Santa Ana is a Catholic church in downtown Santiago de Chile. It is located at the northwest corner of Catedral and San Martín streets. The church was declared as a National Monument of Chile in 1970, within the category of Historic Monuments. [1] Santa Ana metro station is named after the church.
The San Francisco Church (Spanish: Iglesia de San Francisco) is a Franciscan church on Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, in the downtown of Santiago de Chile. The church, along with the adjacent convent, is one of the oldest colonial-era buildings in the country. [1] It has been resistant to about 15 earthquakes of magnitude over 7 ...
The Iglesia de San Francisco [1] is a Roman Catholic church located in the commune of Calama, El Loa, Antofagasta Region, Chile. Built in c. 1650 , it is the oldest church in Chile. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was declared as a National Monument in 1951.
Iglesia de San Agustín — Our Lady of Grace, commonly known as Church of St Augustine or Templo de San Agustín, [1] is owned by the Order of Saint Augustine. It is a Catholic church , located at the southeast corner of Agustinas and Estado streets, in downtown Santiago , Chile .
The Church of San Pedro de Atacama (Iglesia San Pedro de Atacama) is a Catholic church in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. Constructed during the Spanish colonial period, it is reportedly the second oldest church in Chile. [1] Indigenous adobe material was used in the church's construction, whose appearance is characterized as simple and elegant.
On 27 June 1561, Pope Pius IV established the Diocese of Santiago de Chile, on territories split off from the Diocese of La Plata o Charcas and the Archdiocese of Lima. It lost territories repeatedly: on 22 May 1563 to establish the Diocese of Concepción, on 10 May 1570 to establish the Diocese of Córdoba and on 1806.03.28 to establish the Diocese of Salta.