Parish Nuestra Señora de Montserrat (Buenos Aires)

The Parish Church of Nuestra Señora de Montserrat is a Roman Catholic church in the autonomous city of Buenos Aires.[1]

Parroquia Nuestra Señora de Montserrat
current facade
Religion
RiteCatholic
PatronVirgin of Montserrat
Location
LocationBelgrano 1151, Monserrat, Buenos Aires
StateArgentina
Country Argentina
Architecture
Architect(s)Pablo Scolpini
Manuel Raffo
StyleNeoclassicism
Completed1865

History

The church of Nuestra Señora de Montserrat, known as the church of the Catalans, was established in the 18th century. The first recorded baptism is dated January 12, 1770, and belongs to the child Manuel Benito Casa de Baie, son of Mariano Casa de Baie, born in Catalonia, and Ana Durán, born in Buenos Aires.[2] The parish of Montserrat was mostly attended by faithful of humble origin, although were also held marriages and baptisms of the patrician families of Buenos Aires, as the marriage of Joseph Gregorio Belgrano with Casiana Cabral, belonging to one of the most distinguished families of the city.[3]

His first priest was Francisco Antonio de Suero,[4] who served until the year of 1791, being replaced by Juan Nepomuceno Solá, priest of the parish until 1819.[5] Another distinguished priest was Manuel Velarde, who served in the parish of Montserrat from 1857 to 1870.

The original facade was the work of the Italian architect Antonio Masella.[6] The current view of the temple was commissioned to the architects Pablo Scolpini and Manuel Raffo, having its inauguration on September 10, 1865.[7]

References
  1. Guía de sacerdotes y parroquias de la Arquidiócesis de Buenos Aires, Arzobispado de Buenos Aires
  2. Bautismos 1770-1788, Parroquia Nuestra Señora de Montserrat
  3. Matrimonios 1769-1825, Parroquia Nuestra Señora de Montserrat
  4. El doctor don Juan Baltazar Maziel, Juan María Gutiérrez, Juan Baltasar Maziel
  5. Coleccion de obras y documentos relativos á la historia antigua y ..., Volumen1, Pedro De Angelis
  6. Un arquitecto del Buenos Aires del siglo XVIII:, Imprenta de la Universidad
  7. Monumentos históricos de la República Argentina:, Comisión Nacional de Museos, Monumentos y Lugares Históricos

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