Catedral de Mercedes Buenos Aires Argentina

Catedral Basílica de Mercedes-Luján ("Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Mercies") is a

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cathedral and

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in Mercedes,

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. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján. It was built in 1904 in

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style. It contains the remains of Don Saturnino Unzué and Doña Inés Unzué Dorrego, its main benefactors. In 2010, the building was declared a

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. The cathedral is dedicated to Our Lady of Mercy.

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