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Sacred Hearts Church (Valparaíso)
The Sacred Hearts Church is a Catholic Church, Catholic Church (building), church located at 2086 Independencia Street, in El Almendral neighborhood, in Valparaíso, Chile. Staffed by the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, it was built to serve as the church for the Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones de Valparaíso community. The church was declared as a List of National Monuments of Chile, National Monument of Chile in 2003, within the category of Historic Monuments. History Ship ''Sylphide'' arrived in Valparaíso on May 13, 1834 from Bordeaux, France, bringing as passengers four priests of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary whose final destination was the Gambier Islands, in the French Polynesia. Chrysostome Liausu was the only of them who remained residing in Valparaíso. He formed the first community of the congregation in a port of South America. In 1837 Liausu was authorized by the Cabildo (council), Cabildo of the city to create a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization. O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies around the world, each overseen by one or more bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church founded by Jesus Christ in his Great Commission, that its bishops are the successors of Christ's apostles, and that the pope is the successor of Saint Peter, upo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
