Saint Ignatius Church (Buenos Aires)
| Church of Saint Ignatius (Iglesia de San Ignacio) |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Affiliation | Roman Catholic Church (Jesuit) |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Parish |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Juan Krauss, Andrea Bianchi, Giovanni Battista Prímoli, Juan Wolff and Pedro Weger |
| Architectural style | Silver River Baroque |
| Completed | First church, 1675 Present church, 1686–1722 (consecration in 1734) |
| Specifications | |
Saint Ignatius' Church (Spanish: Iglesia de San Ignacio) is a Roman Catholic church situated at the Illuminated Block, in Buenos Aires's neighbourhood of Montserrat. The first building, which was made of adobe, was built by the Society of Jesus in 1675. The southern tower and the present facade were built in 1686, and the rest of the Church construction started in 1712. Today's church was completed in 1722 and consecrated in 1734.[1]
Saint Ignatius is the oldest church preserved in Buenos Aires, and was declared a National Historic Monument in 1942. On June 16, 1955, during a government campaign against the Church, after a failed revolution against Juan Domingo Perón government, Peronist mobs burnt most churches of Buenos Aires, including Saint Ignatius.
Gallery
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Torre con reloj en la primera Iglesia de Buenos Aires.JPG
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References
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External links
- San Ignacio de Loyola (Spanish)
