The Church of Saint Gemma Galgani () is a

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in the neighbourhood of

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. The parish was established on 15 May 1965. Held by the

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, the temple is dedicated to saint

Gemma Galgani Gemma Umberta Maria Galgani (12 March 1878 – 11 April 1903), also known as Gemma of Lucca, was an Italian mystic, canonized as a saint in the Catholic Church in 1940. She has been called the "daughter of the Passion" because of her profound ...

, a former lay member of the Order. The temple also hosts concerts by the Montevideo Symphony Orchestra.

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Portal of the Parish Church of St. Gemma Galgani
1965 establishments in Uruguay Roman Catholic church buildings in Montevideo Passionist Order 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Uruguay {{uruguay-RC-church-stub