Our Lady of Mercy Church of Buenos Aires (Spanish: Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Merced de Buenos Aires) is an Argentine Catholic church.[1] It is located on Calle Reconquista corner of Tte. Gen. Juan Domingo Perón Street, in the neighborhood of San Nicolas in Buenos Aires.[2]
| 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 | Roman 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 |
History
editThe church was originally designed by Italian architects Giovanni Andrea Bianchi and Giovanni Battista Primoli, who started the construction works around 1721.[3] The current façade is the work of the architect Mario Buschiazzo, who completed the remodeling in 1900.[4]
Like other religious buildings of the time, the church 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
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Original façade of the Church of Our Lady of Mercy of Buenos Aires (Casa Witcomb 1877). -
Panoramic view of the church -
Our Lady of Mercy Basilica -
Altar of the Basilica Our Lady of Mercy
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References
edit- ^ 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