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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 |
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]
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 |
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]