Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Aguada, Montevideo

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen
(Aguada)
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen; (Aguada)
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Parish church
Location
Location	Av. Libertador 2022; Montevideo, Uruguay

The Church of Our Lady of the Mount Carmel (Spanish: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen), popularly known as Iglesia de la Aguada, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay.^[1]

Overview[]

Originally there was a small church where, in 1829, the First Constituent Assembly was summoned.^[2]

The present temple was built in 1861 and, later, in 1930, the facade was adapted to the new street.

The parish was established 8 September 1866.^[1]

The church is dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a very popular devotion of the Virgin Mary.

Same devotion[]

There are other churches in Uruguay dedicated to Our Lady of the Mount Carmel:

Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Cordón)
Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (Prado)
in Migues
in Toledo
in Capilla del Sauce
in Durazno
in Villa del Carmen
in Melo
in San Gregorio de Polanco
in Solís de Mataojo
in Carmelo
Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Salto

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Iglesia de la Aguada". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 31 March 2013. (in Spanish)
^ "La Aguada". Retrieved 6 April 2013. (in Spanish)

External links[]

Coordinates: 34°53′37.3″S 56°11′17.3″W / 34.893694°S 56.188139°W / -34.893694; -56.188139

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[arquidiocesis-1] "Iglesia de la Aguada". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 31 March 2013. (in Spanish)

[2] "La Aguada". Retrieved 6 April 2013. (in Spanish)

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