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The Basilica of Nuestra Señora de la Merced, is a Catholic temple located in the Historic Center of the city of Quito, capital of Ecuador. It is the first church and headquarters of the Mercedarian Order in the country, and for this reason it bears the title of Basilica .
Archdiocese of Quito The Basilica of the National Vow ( Spanish : Basílica del Voto Nacional ) is a Roman Catholic church located in the historic center of Quito , Ecuador. It is the largest neo-Gothic basilica in the Americas.
The site was assigned to the Augustinian order in 1573, when they began construction of the convent, although the church would only be built between 1606 and 1617 by Juan del Corral, based on the plans designed by the architect Francisco Becerra in 1581, who also worked on the design of the Church of Santo Domingo.
The Church and Convent of San Ignacio de Loyola de la Compañía de Jesús de Quito, also known in the Ecuadorian people simply as La Compañía, is a Catholic clerical complex located on the corner formed by calles García Moreno and Sucre, in the Historic Center of the city of Quito, capital of Ecuador. The façade of its main temple is ...
La Iglesia de El Sagrario (Spanish, 'Church of the Sanctuary' or 'Church of the Shrine') is a Renaissance [1] Catholic Church in the city of Quito, capital of Ecuador. It is located in the Historic Center of the city, on calle García Moreno , formerly known as calle de las Siete Cruces , a few meters from the corner with calle Eugenio Espejo .
Our Lady of the Good Success in Quito, Ecuador. Our Lady of the Good Event (Portuguese: Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso; Spanish: Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso) is a Catholic Marian title. The phrase "Good Event" refers to the Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Jesus. [1]
Mariana was born in 1563 in Biscaya, Spain. Her father was Diego Torres Cádiz and her mother was María Berriochoa Álvaro. In 1577 a new Conceptionists monastery was established in Quito, and Maria de Jesus y Taboada (Mariana's aunt) was appointed as the first abbess.
The Episcopal Diocese of Central Ecuador (Spanish: Iglesia Episcopal del Ecuador - Diócesis Central) is a missionary church of the Anglican Communion for the interior region of Ecuador with headquarters in Quito. It forms part of Province IX of the Episcopal Church. The current bishop is Juan Carlos Quiñonez Mera. He was consecrated on May 17 ...