Parroquia San Francisco de Asís, Montevideo

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Parroquia San Francisco de Asís
Ciudad Vieja de Montevideo.jpg
Basic information
Location Montevideo,  Uruguay
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Parish church
Architect(s) Víctor Rabú[1]
Architectural type Church
Architectural style Neo-Romanesque
Direction of façade North

The Parish Church of St. Francis of Assisi (Spanish: Parroquia San Francisco de Asís) is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Overview

Dedicated to St. Francis of Assisi, the church was originally established 2 December 1840.[2]

Located at the intersection of the streets Cerrito and Solís of the Ciudad Vieja, it was built in the 19th century in Neo-Romanesque style by French-Uruguayan architect Victor Rabu, who was inspired by the basilica of St. Sernin, Toulouse;[3] the building was completed in 1870.[4]

Bibliography

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  • Guía Arquitectónica y Urbanística de Montevideo. 3rd edition. Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo, 2008, ISBN 978-9974-600-26-3, pages 50, 132.

See also

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