The Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral ( es, Catedral Metropolitana de Montevideo) is the main Roman Catholic church of

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, and seat of its archdiocese. It is located right in front of the Cabildo across Constitution Square, in the neighbourhood of

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History

The origin of the church dates from Spanish colonial times (1740), when a church constructed of brick was built on the site. In 1790, the foundation was laid for the construction of the current neoclassical structure. The church was consecrated in 1804; it is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception and to the patron saints of Montevideo,

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and James. There is one major altar, several side altars, memorials, and tombs of several of the former archbishops and bishops who served in the cathedral. On a side altar is venerated an image of the Virgin of the Thirty-Three, patron saint of Uruguay.

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File:Front of the Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral.jpg, Façade of the Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral, showing the left tower File:Mariano Soler Tomb Montevideo.jpg, Tomb of Archbishop

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