Iglesia Presbiteriana San Andrés del Centro (St. Andrew's Scotch Presbyterian Church) is a Presbyterian temple of the city of Buenos Aires. It is located in the vicinity of
Otto Wulff building, neighborhood of
Monserrat.
History
Originally this church was founded to assist the Scottish community of Buenos Aires, being his first Minister
William Brown, who was in charge until 1850. The ancient temple was located on Piedras Street, current
Avenida de Mayo
May Avenue ( es, Avenida de Mayo) is an avenue in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina. It connects the Plaza de Mayo with Congressional Plaza, and extends in a west–east direction before merging into Rivadavia Avenue.
History and overview
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, neighborhood of Monserrat.
Towards 1890 began the works for the construction of a new temple located on
Avenida Belgrano
Avenida Belgrano is an avenue that runs through Montserrat, Balvanera and Almagro neighborhoods of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The avenue crosses other major avenues like Huergo, Paseo Colon, Diagonal Sur and 9 de Julio.
The avenue was so named ...
, between Peru and Bolivar Streets. The project was entrusted to the British architects, Edwin Arthur Merry and Charles Raynes, who completed the work in 1896. The original tower was demolished in 1950 due to the widening of Belgrano Avenue. His current facade dates from 1962.
Iglesia Presbiteriana San Andrés began to offer services in Spanish since 1912, charge that was entrusted to Minister José Felices, born in
Spain
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References
External links
www.sanandres.org.ar
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Christianity in Buenos Aires
Buildings and structures in Buenos Aires
19th-century Presbyterian churches