The Igreja Matriz São Luiz Rei is a

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located in

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History

In 1835, led by Emílio Subtil de Camargo, residents of

(then called

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) went to

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to seek the creation of a parish with Archbishop D. João Becker. The church was built between 1840 and 1880, on a piece of land donated by the widow of Luiz Augusto de Medeiros Branco. She imposed the condition that the patron saint of the church would be Saint Louis, King of France, in honor of her late husband and because Saint Louis was the family's patron saint. The initial version was constructed using pine wood, a prevalent tree in the region. On March 10, 1936, the Archbishop recognized the church as the Parish of São Luiz de França, attached to the Prelature of Vacaria. On April 5, 1936, the first Vicar, Father Frei Eduardo Totti, took office. It is one of the first buildings in the city of Ipê, built by Italian immigrants who settled there. With the great Catholic influence in the region, it gave rise to one of the first names of the municipality of

. The church has 23 more paintings on the walls and windows, statues of saints carved in wood and stone, as well as mosaics of Catholic images.

Cardinal Protector

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Gallery

References

External links

Church São Luiz Rei Info
Buildings and structures in Ipê Roman Catholic churches in Rio Grande do Sul