The Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar in

Recoleta, Buenos Aires Recoleta is a ''barrio'' or neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the northern part of the city, by the Río de la Plata. The area is perhaps best known to be the home of the distinguished Recoleta Cemetery. It is a traditional upp ...

was built as part of the Franciscan monastery, completed in 1732 and dedicated to

Our Lady of the Pillar Our Lady of the Pillar ( es, Nuestra Señora del Pilar) is the name given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in the context of the traditional belief that Mary, while living in Jerusalem, supernaturally appeared to the Apostle James the Greater in AD 4 ...

. It is the second-oldest church in Buenos Aires, and has served as a parish church following the expulsion of the Franciscans in 1821. Its construction was begun by Italian Jesuit architect Andrés Blanqui and finished under Juan Bautista Prímoli.

References

* Miguel Cabrera, ''Guía de Iglesias de Buenos Aires'' (2010) * Carlos Vigil, '' Los Monumentos y lugares históricos de la Argentina '' (1968) * Santiago Sebastián López. ''Arte iberoamericano desde la colonización a la independencia'', segunda parte. Summa Artis. Historia general del arte. Vol. XXIX. Espasa Calpe, Madrid 1985. {{ISBN, 84-239-5229-0 Roman Catholic churches in Buenos Aires Roman Catholic churches completed in 1732 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Argentina Baroque church buildings in Argentina