The Church of Saint Anthony and Saint Clare ( es, Iglesia de San Antonio y Santa Clara) is a

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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

This church is part of an important architectural ensemble which includes a convent; it is located on the intersection of the streets Canelones and Minas, in the barrio

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. The parish was established on 7 September 1961. Held by the

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, who have a long history in the territory of Uruguay since colonial times and now conform a Province with Argentina. The church is dedicated to

Saint Anthony of Padua Anthony of Padua ( it, Antonio di Padova) or Anthony of Lisbon ( pt, António/Antônio de Lisboa; born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. He was bor ...

and

Saint Clare of Assisi Clare of Assisi (born Chiara Offreduccio and sometimes spelled Clara, Clair, Claire, Sinclair; 16 July 1194 – 11 August 1253) was an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Francis of Assisi. She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, ...

. It boasts a Tamburini organ from 1924, one of the biggest in the country.The organ of the Capuchins

Same devotion

There are other churches in Uruguay dedicated to

: * St. Anthony of Padua Church in Pueblo Nuevo, near Las Piedras * St. Anthony of Padua Parish Church in

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* St. Anthony of Padua Parish Church in

Sarandí del Yí Sarandí del Yí is a city in the Durazno Department of central Uruguay. Location It is located on the north bank of the river Río Yi, and on the intersection of Route 6 with Route 14, about east of Durazno, the capital of the department. The ...

* Parish Church of St. Anthony of Padua and Our Lady of the Valley in

Aiguá Aiguá () is a city of the Maldonado Department in Uruguay. Its name means ''running water'' in the Guaraní language. It is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs. It includes the following zones: Aiguá, Sauce de Aiguá, Sar ...

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