The Charity Chapel (Spanish: Capilla de la Caridad), better known as Capilla del Hospital Maciel, is a Roman Catholic chapel in Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]
| Capilla de la Caridad | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Hospital chapel |
| Year consecrated | 1807 |
| Location | |
| Location | Montevideo,  Uruguay |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Neo-Classicism |
Overview
editRun by the Sisters Hospitaller of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, it is part of the Maciel Hospital.[2]
The images venerated are: Our Lady of Mercy (main altar), Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Our Lady of the Rosary, Our Lady of Sorrows, Christ, Saint Anthony, Saint Francis of Paola, and Saint Eligius (patron saint of the metalworkers, who donated the image). The baptismal fonts are made of giant tridacna valves.[3]
In 1825 the Chapel was visited by Count Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, the future Pope Pius IX.[3]
Bibliography
edit- Guía Arquitectónica y Urbanística de Montevideo. 3rd Edition. Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo, 2008, ISBN 978-9974-60026-3, p. 51, 132.
References
edit- ^ "Capilla de la Caridad". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 31 March 2013. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Institutes of consecrated life in Uruguay". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 31 March 2013. (in Spanish)
- ^ a b "Research on the Charity Chapel" (PDF). SMU. Retrieved 7 May 2013. (in Spanish)
External links
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