The Church of Our Lady of the Mount Carmel ( es, Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen), popularly known as Iglesia de la Aguada, is a
Roman Catholic parish church in
Montevideo, Uruguay
Montevideo () is the capital and 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 . Montevideo is situated on the southern c ...
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Overview
Originally there was a small church where, in 1829, the
First Constituent Assembly
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was summoned.
The present temple was built in 1861 and, later, in 1930, the facade was adapted to the new street.
The parish was established 8 September 1866.
The church is dedicated to
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a very popular devotion of the
Virgin Mary
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Same devotion
There are other churches in Uruguay dedicated to Our Lady of the Mount Carmel:
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Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
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Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Cordón)
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Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (Prado)
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Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Cajetan
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Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in
Migues
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Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in
Toledo
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Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in
Capilla del Sauce
Capilla del Sauce is a small town in the north part of Florida Department of central Uruguay.
Geography
It is located on Km. 190 of Route 6, about south of Sarandí del Yí of Durazno Department.
History
The group of houses of this area was d ...
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Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in
Durazno
Durazno is the capital city of the department of Durazno in Uruguay. Durazno is characterized by being the most central city of Uruguay. It has a population of more than 30,000 inhabitants. In the past it was the capital of Uruguay; today the ca ...
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Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in
Villa del Carmen
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Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in
Melo
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Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in
San Gregorio de Polanco
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Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in
Solís de Mataojo
Solís de Mataojo is a small town in the southwest edge of the Lavalleja Department of southern Uruguay.
Location
The town is located on Km. 83 of Route 8. The stream Arroyo Solís Grande flows along the southeast limits of the town.
History
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Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in
Carmelo
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Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in
Salto
References
External links
Aguada, Montevideo
1866 establishments in Uruguay
Roman Catholic church buildings in Montevideo
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1891
20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Uruguay
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