The Porto Alegre Brazil Temple is the 102nd operating
temple
A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called churches), Hinduism (whose temples ...
of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The ch ...
(LDS Church).
The Porto Alegre Temple overlooks the city from the east toward a large river and port for which the city is named. It has an exterior of white granite and a single spire topped with a statue of the
angel Moroni. The temple has a total of , two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.
History
Temple construction began on May 2, 1998. The temple was dedicated by LDS Church president
Gordon B. Hinckley
Gordon Bitner Hinckley (June 23, 1910 – January 27, 2008) was an American religious leader and author who served as the 15th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from March 1995 until his death in January 200 ...
on December 17, 2000. The temple sits on a hill in
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre (, , Brazilian ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1,488,252 inhabitants (2020) makes it the twelfth most populous city in the country and the center of Brazil's fif ...
's Vila Jardim district.
The Porto Alegre Temple was the last temple of the LDS Church to be dedicated in the 20th century.
In 2020, the Porto Alegre Brazil Temple was closed temporarily during the year in response to the
coronavirus pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identifie ...
.
[Stack, Peggy Fletcher]
"All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus"
'' The Salt Lake Tribune'', 26 March 2020. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.
See also
*
Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
*
List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
*
List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
*
Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
On December 27, 1832, two years after the organization of the Church of Christ, the movement's founder, Joseph Smith, stated he received a revelation that called upon church members to restore the practice of temple worship. The Latter Day Saints ...
*
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Brazil
References
External links
Official Porto Alegre Brazil Temple pagePorto Alegre Brazil Temple
at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org
News article from 12/01/2000 about the Porto Alegre Temple Open House
'(in Portuguese)''
20th-century Latter Day Saint temples
Buildings and structures in Porto Alegre
Temples (LDS Church) completed in 2000
Temples (LDS Church) in Brazil
2000 establishments in Brazil
{{Brazil-church-stub