The Cathedral of Our Lady of Bzommar ( es, Catedral Católica Armenia Nuestra Señora de Bzommar) is the
cathedral
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church
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Religion
* Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
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of the
Armenian Catholic Church
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in
Prado (Montevideo), Uruguay
as
Co-cathedral of
Armenian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Latin America and Mexico.
The temple is dedicated to
Our Lady of Bzommar
Our Lady of Bzommar is a Marian shrine in Bzommar ( ar, بزمار), Lebanon.
Bzommar is situated 36 km northeast of Beirut at an elevation ranging between 920m and 950m above the Mediterranean. It is part of the Caza of Keserwan. Bzoummar ...
, the patron of Armenian Catholics. It is a significant religious center for the
local Armenian community.
Same devotion
There is another church in Montevideo dedicated to Our Lady of Bzommar: the Parish Church of Our Lady of Bzommar in
La Comercial
La Comercial is a '' barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Location
It borders Villa Muñoz to the west, La Figurita and Jacinto Vera to the north, Larrañaga and Tres Cruces to the east and Tres Cruces and Cordón to t ...
.
See also
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Catholic Church in Uruguay
The Catholic Church in Uruguay is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
Overview
In 2014, Catholics made up a minority of the population at 38%, second to the unaffiliated group, which came ...
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List of cathedrals in Uruguay
This is the list of cathedrals in Uruguay sorted by denomination.
Catholic
Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Uruguay:
* Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Canelones
* Cathedral Basilica Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three ...
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Surp Nerses Shnorhali Cathedral
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Armenians in Uruguay
Armenian Uruguayans number around 15,000–20,000 of the population, making Uruguay to have one of the largest Armenian populations around the world. The Armenian community in Uruguay is one of the oldest communities in South America, with most ...
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Armenian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Latin America and Mexico
References
External links
Church buildings in Montevideo
Eastern Catholic cathedrals in Uruguay
Armenian Catholic cathedrals
Armenian churches in Uruguay
Prado, Montevideo
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