Church of Chonchi

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Church of Chonchi
(Churches of Chiloé)
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List

Front of the church
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iii
Reference 971-010
UNESCO region Latin America and Caribbean
Inscription history
Inscription 2000 (24th Session)

The Church of Chonchi or Church of St Charles Borromeo— Spanish: Iglesia de Chonchi, Iglesia de San Carlos Borromeo— is a Catholic church located in Chonchi, on the Chiloé Archipelago, Los Lagos Region, southern Chile.

The Church of Chonchi was declared a National Monument of Chile in 1971[1] and is one of the 16 Churches of Chiloé that were declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites on 30 November 2000.[2]

The patron saint of the Church of Chonchi is Charles Borromeo, whose feast day is celebrated on November 4.[3]

This church belongs to the parish of San Carlos, Chonchi, one of the 24 parishes that form the Diocese of Ancud.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.monumentos.cl. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  2. ↑ World Heritage Committee Inscribes 61 New Sites on World Heritage List. whc.unesco.org. November 30, 2000. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Iglesias Tradicionales de Chiloé. Monumentos.cl. Retrieved 6 February 2013..
  4. ↑ Diócesis de San Carlos de Ancud. Iglesia.cl. In Spanish. Retrieved 6 January 2013.

Coordinates: 42°37′24″S 73°46′23″W / 42.6233°S 73.7730°W / -42.6233; -73.7730

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