Sagrado Corazón, Montevideo

Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón
(Seminario)
Basic information
Location Soriano 1458
Montevideo,  Uruguay
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Year consecrated 1891
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Parish church
Architectural type Church
Direction of façade North

Sacred Heart Church (Spanish: Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón), popularly known as Iglesia del Seminario, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay.[1] It was established on 9 April 1891.[1]

Held by the Society of Jesus, it is dedicated to the Sacred Heart. As the building was originally part of a seminary (nowadays a school, Colegio Seminario).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 30 March 2013. (Spanish)
  2. "Institutes of consecrated life in Uruguay". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 30 March 2013. (Spanish)

Coordinates: 34°54′28″S 56°11′3″W / 34.90778°S 56.18417°W / -34.90778; -56.18417


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