Our Lady of Mercy Church (Buenos Aires)

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
AffiliationRoman Catholic
DistrictBuenos Aires
RiteCatholic
PatronVirgin of Mercy
StatusOrder of Mercy
Location
LocationReconquista 207, Buenos Aires
CountryArgentina
Architecture
Architect(s)Giovanni Battista Primoli
Giovanni Andrea Bianchi
Mario Buschiazzo
TypeEclecticism
Date established1603
Completed1900

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]

History

The 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]

  • Original façade of the Church of Our Lady of Mercy of Buenos Aires (Casa Witcomb 1877).
    Original façade of the Church of Our Lady of Mercy of Buenos Aires (Casa Witcomb 1877).
  • Panoramic view of the church
    Panoramic view of the church
  • Our Lady of Mercy Basilica
    Our Lady of Mercy Basilica
  • Altar of the Basilica Our Lady of Mercy
    Altar of the Basilica Our Lady of Mercy

References

  1. ^ Monumentos históricos de la República Argentina, Comisión Nacional de Museos, Monumentos y Lugares Históricos
  2. ^ Manual informativo de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, Instituto Histórico de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
  3. ^ Historia del arte argentino, José León Pagano
  4. ^ Historia de la cultura Argentina, Francisco Arriola
  5. ^ Revista eclesiástica del Arzobispado de Buenos Aires, Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
  6. ^ "Jamás he estado en casa": La iglesia anglicana y los ingleses en la Argentina, Paula Seiguer

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