The Church of Saint Michael Garicoits (Spanish: Iglesia de San Miguel Garicoits), popularly known as Iglesia de los Vascos (Spanish for "the church of the Basque people") is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]
| Iglesia de San Miguel Garicoits (Iglesia de los Vascos) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Parish church |
| Year consecrated | 1870 |
| Location | |
| Location | Julio Herrera y Obes 1431 Montevideo,  Uruguay |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Víctor Rabú |
| Type | Church |
| Direction of façade | East |
History
editThe origins of this temple date back to 1856, when the first Betharram Fathers arrived.[2] An important part of the social and religious life of Basque immigrants was linked with this church for decades; services were held in Euskera back then.[3] The church, designed by French architect Víctor Rabú in eclectic historicist style,[4] was consecrated in 1870.[2]
It is dedicated to their founder, St. Michael Garicoits,[5] and to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary (f which there is a Latin inscription over the entrance).[2]
The parish was established on 30 October 1919.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "San Miguel Garicoits". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 30 March 2013. (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c "The Church of the Basque". Retrieved 1 May 2013. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Basque studies in Uruguay" (PDF). Retrieved 1 May 2013. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Historicist fervor". EL PAIS. 13 April 2003. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Institutes of consecrated life in Uruguay". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 30 March 2013. (in Spanish)
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