San Salvador El Salvador Temple

The San Salvador El Salvador Temple is the 135th temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is the fourth temple to be built in Central America and the first in El Salvador.[5]

San Salvador El Salvador Temple
The Temple in late April 2011
Number	135
Dedicated	21 August 2011 by Henry B. Eyring
Site	6.5 acres (2.6 hectares)
Floor area	20,990 sq ft (1,950 m^2)
Preceded by	Kyiv Ukraine Temple
Followed by	Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple
Official website • News & images
Additional information Announced 7 November 2007 Groundbreaking 20 September 2008 by Don R. Clarke Open House 1-23 July 2011 Location Colonia San Benito, Avenida El Espino, entre Calle El Pedregal y Boulevard Diego de Holguín, Antiguo Cuscatlán, La Libertad, El Salvador Exterior finish Sienna Brazilian granite Ordinance rooms 2 (Movie, two-stage progressive sessions) Sealing rooms 2 Clothing rental No Cafeteria No Visitors' center No Notes Announced in a letter dated 7 November 2007 from the First Presidency to priesthood leaders.[1][2] The public open house was held from Friday, 1 July 2011, until Saturday, 23 July 2011,[3] following which the temple was dedicated on Sunday, 21 August 2011, in three sessions.[4]

History

Announced in 2007, construction began on the temple in September 2008. On 20 September, ground was broken and the site was dedicated by Don R. Clarke, of the Seventy and president of the church's Central America Area.

The temple is in Antiguo Cuscatlán, an affluent district southwest of San Salvador. The San Salvador volcano provides a background for the temple grounds and the three-story building.

A public open house was scheduled for 1–23 July 2011.[3] The temple was dedicated on 21 August 2011, in three dedicatory sessions.[4]

In 2020, the San Salvador El Salvador Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[6]

Gallery

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See also

• Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
• Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)

References

1. Morales, Chris (November 24, 2007), "New temple for El Salvador", Church News, retrieved 2012-10-15
2. Satterfield, Rick, "San Salvador El Salvador Temple", LDS ChurchTemples.com, retrieved 2012-10-15
3. "Open House and Dedication Dates Announced for the San Salvador El Salvador Temple", Newsroom (News Release), LDS Church, February 9, 2011, retrieved 2012-10-15
4. "San Salvador El Salvador Temple Dedicated", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2011-08-11
5. "Ground broken for El Salvador temple". Church News. Deseret News. September 27, 2008. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
6. Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus", The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 March 2020. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.

External links

• Media related to San Salvador El Salvador Temple at Wikimedia Commons
• San Salvador El Salvador Temple Official site
• San Salvador El Salvador Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org