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Santuario de la Medalla Milagrosa y San Agustín, Montevideo

Coordinates: 34°52′32.4″S 56°8′22.4″W / 34.875667°S 56.139556°W / -34.875667; -56.139556
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Santuario de la Medalla Milagrosa y San Agustín
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusParish church
Year consecrated1930
Location
LocationDomingo Ereño 2465
Montevideo,  Uruguay

The Sanctuary of the Miraculous Medal and Saint Augustine (Spanish: Santuario de la Medalla Milagrosa y San Agustín), popularly known as Iglesia de la Unión (due to its location in the neighbourhood of La Unión) is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]

History

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The parish was established on 12 October 1849, during the Guerra Grande.[1]

In 1896, bishop Mariano Soler blessed the fundamental stone; but the construction of the building took decades, being consecrated in 1930. It has been a landmark of this neighbourhood ever since.[2]

Held by the Congregation of the Mission, it is dedicated to Saint Augustine and the Immaculate Virgin Mary of the Miraculous Medal.[3] Cardinal Antonio Barbieri was decisive in this dedication; now the sanctuary is a shrine of pilgrimage. Furthermore, in 1975 it was declared a National Monument.[4]

The Montevideo Philharmonic Orchestra holds concerts here during its seasons.[5]

Same devotion

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There is another church in Uruguay dedicated to the Miraculous Medal:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Iglesia de la Unión". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 28 April 2013. (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "History of the Church of La Unión". Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2013. (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Institutes of consecrated life in Uruguay". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 28 April 2013. (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Sanctuary". Archdiocese of Montevideo. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2013. (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Montevideo Philharmonic Orchestra Archived 2013-04-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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34°52′32.4″S 56°8′22.4″W / 34.875667°S 56.139556°W / -34.875667; -56.139556