The Cathedral of The Most Holy Trinity ( es, Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad), popularly known as "Templo Inglés", is an
Anglican
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...
church
Church may refer to:
Religion
* Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship
* Chris ...
in
Montevideo, Uruguay
Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...
.
Overview
The original temple dates back to the 1830s and was built directly on the seashore. It was made possible through the sole effort of
Samuel Fisher Lafone
Samuel Fisher Lafone (Liverpool, 1805 – Buenos Aires, April 30, 1871) was a British-born Uruguayan businessman.
Lafone developed an important economic activity in Montevideo and Argentina. He established a settlement at Hope Place on the sou ...
.
At the beginning of the 20th century it was re-built on its current location, due to the modern development of the
Rambla of Montevideo
The Rambla of Montevideo is an avenue (landscape), avenue that goes all along the coastline of Montevideo, Uruguay. At a length of over 22.2 uninterrupted kilometres (13.7 mi), the promenade runs along the Río de la Plata and continues down ...
.
It is the cathedral of the Uruguayan diocese of the
Anglican Church of the Southern Cone of America.
Diocese of Uruguay
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Bibliography
* ''Guía Arquitectónica y Urbanística de Montevideo.'' 3rd edition. Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo, 2008, , page 32.
See also
* List of cathedrals in Uruguay
This is the list of cathedrals in Uruguay sorted by denomination.
Catholic
Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Uruguay:
* Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Canelones
* Cathedral Basilica Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three ...
* British people in Uruguay
British Uruguayans (sometimes known as Anglo-Uruguayans) are British nationals residing permanently in Uruguay or Uruguayan citizens claiming British heritage. Unlike other waves of immigration to Uruguay from Europe, British immigration to Urug ...
References
External links
Anglican Church in Uruguay
Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo
Church buildings in Montevideo
Anglican cathedrals in South America
Cathedrals in Uruguay
British immigration to Uruguay
National Historic Monuments of Uruguay
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