Our Lady of Mercy Church (Buenos Aires)
| Our Lady of Mercy Church of Buenos Aires | |
|---|---|
Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Merced de Buenos Aires | |
 facade of the Church of La Merced | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Catholic |
| District | Buenos Aires |
| Rite | Catholic |
| Patron | Virgin of Mercy |
| Status | Order of Mercy |
| Location | |
| Location | Reconquista 207, Buenos Aires |
| Country | Argentina |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Giovanni Battista Primoli Giovanni Andrea Bianchi Mario Buschiazzo |
| Type | Eclecticism |
| Date established | 1603 |
| Completed | 1900 |
Our Lady of Mercy Church of Buenos Aires (Spanish: Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Merced de Buenos Aires) is an Argentine Catholic temple.[1] It is located on corner of Tte. Gen. Juan Domingo Perón Street, neighborhood of San Nicolas in Buenos Aires.[2]
History[]
The Iglesia de la Merced was originally designed by Italian architects and , who started the construction works around 1721.[3] The current facade is the work of the architect Mario Buschiazzo, who completed the remodeling in 1900.[4]
Like other religious temples of the time, the Church of La Merced also had a cemetery, where a large number of Buenos Aires residents, politicians and soldiers were buried.[5] Curiously, the Merced Cemetery was located in the place where the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist of Buenos Aires was built in 1830.[6]
Gallery[]
original facade of the Church of Our Lady of Mercy of Buenos Aires (Casa Witcomb 1877).
panoramic view of the Church
Basilica Nuestra Señora de la Merced
Altar of the Basilica Our Lady of Mercy
References[]
- ^ Monumentos históricos de la República Argentina, Comisión Nacional de Museos, Monumentos y Lugares Históricos
- ^ Manual informativo de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, Instituto Histórico de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
- ^ Historia del arte argentino, José León Pagano
- ^ Historia de la cultura Argentina, Francisco Arriola
- ^ Revista eclesiástica del Arzobispado de Buenos Aires, Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
- ^ "Jamás he estado en casa": La iglesia anglicana y los ingleses en la Argentina, Paula Seiguer
- 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Argentina
- 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Argentina
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1900
- Christianity in Buenos Aires
- Buildings and structures in Buenos Aires
- Baroque church buildings in Argentina