The Parish Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel ( es, Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Carmen) is a
Roman Catholic
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parish church
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in
Salto.
History
The Church of Mount Carmel is famous as the oldest Christian temple in Salto; in 1818 was built the first small chapel dedicated to
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, or Virgin of Carmel, is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in her role as patroness of the Carmelite Order, particularly within the Catholic Church. The first Carmelites were Christian hermits living on Mount Ca ...
. The present temple was built around 1855 and expanded afterwards; it has a big patrimonial value. Its bells date back from 1686 and came from the Jesuitic Missions.
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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 (Aguada)
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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
Migues is a small city in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Migues is also the name of the municipality to which the town belongs.
Geography Location
The city is located on the intersection of Route 80 with Routes 81, 88 and 108, abo ...
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Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in
Toledo
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Bolivia
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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
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Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in
Villa del Carmen
Villa del Carmen or Carmen is a town in Durazno Department of central Uruguay, the third largest populated place in the department, after Durazno and Sarandí del Yí.
Location
The town is located on the intersection of Routes 14 and 42, about ...
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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
San Gregorio de Polanco is a small city in the Tacuarembó Department of northern-central Uruguay.
Geography
The city is located on a peninsula on the north shore of the artificial Rincón del Bonete Lake and along Route 43, about south of the ...
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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
See also
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Salto
The Diocese of Salto is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Uruguay. The diocese was erected in 1897. The Diocese of Salto covers four departments: Artigas, Salto, Paysandú, and Río Negro. Its see is at t ...
References
External links
Diocese of Salto- CEU
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nuestra Senora del Carmen, Salto
Salto, Uruguay
Roman Catholic church buildings in Salto Department
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1855
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Uruguay