Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Dalcahue
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Dalcahue, Chiloé Island, Chiloé Province, Los Lagos Region, Chile |
| Part of | Churches of Chiloé |
| Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iii) |
| Reference | 971-014 |
| Inscription | 2000 (24th Session) |
| Area | 1.56 ha (3.9 acres) |
| Coordinates | 42°18′36″S 73°39′07″W / 42.3100°S 73.6519°W |
  Location of Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Dalcahue in Chiloé  Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Dalcahue (Los Lagos)  Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Dalcahue (Chile) | |
The Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de Dalcahue (in English, Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, or Church of Our Lady of Dolours of Dalcahue) is a Catholic church located in the Plaza de Armas of the town of Dalcahue, on Chiloé Island, Chile.
The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows 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]
It was built at the end of the 19th century in a site formerly occupied by a Jesuit missionary chapel.[3]
This church leads one of the 24 parishes that form the Diocese of Ancud.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ World Heritage Committee Inscribes 61 New Sites on World Heritage List. whc.unesco.org. November 30, 2000. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ Iglesia de Dalcahue Archived 2013-08-03 at the Wayback Machine. Nuestro.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ Diócesis de San Carlos de Ancud. Iglesia.cl. In Spanish. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
