Inmaculado Corazón de María (San Pancracio), Montevideo

Parroquia del Inmaculado Corazón de María
(San Pancracio)
Basic information
Location Inca 2040
Montevideo,  Uruguay
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Parish church
Architectural type Church

The Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Spanish: Iglesia del Inmaculado Corazón de María), popularly known as San Pancracio (Spanish for "Saint Pancras") is a Roman Catholic parish church in Villa Muñoz, Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]

Held by the Claretians, it is dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and also to Saint Pancras, patron saint of work and health.[2] For this reason, this church has turned into a pilgrimage destination, with people attending the 12th day, every month of the year.[3]

The parish was established on 30 January 1919.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "San Pancracio". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 30 March 2013. (Spanish)
  2. "Institutes of consecrated life in Uruguay". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 30 March 2013. (Spanish)
  3. "Saint Pancras". Retrieved 7 May 2013. (Spanish)

Coordinates: 34°53′28.4″S 56°10′39.2″W / 34.891222°S 56.177556°W / -34.891222; -56.177556


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