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Nuestra Señora del Líbano
Religion
AffiliationMaronite Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusParish church
Year consecrated1986
Location
LocationMolinos de Raffo 926
Montevideo,  Uruguay
Architecture
Architect(s)Eladio Dieste
TypeChurch

The Church of Our Lady of Lebanon (Spanish: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Líbano) is a Maronite (Eastern Catholic) parish church in the neighbourhood of Sayago, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Uruguay has a strong presence of Lebanese immigrants and their offspring. In 1888, some of them asked the Roman Catholic bishop Inocencio María Yéregui for permission to have their own sacraments celebrated by a Maronite priest. Since 1924, the Maronite Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary is also in Montevideo. Their own parish was established on 30 November 1941. The present temple was built in 1984–1986, designed by engineer Eladio Dieste; it is dedicated to Our Lady of Lebanon.

References

  1. ^ "Maronite Church in Uruguay". Retrieved 27 April 2013. (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Our Lady of Lebanon". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 30 March 2013. (in Spanish)
  3. "Lebanon in Sayago". Roman Catholic Church in Montevideo. 31 July 2019. (in Spanish)
  4. "Maronite Lebanese in Uruguay" (PDF). Retrieved 15 May 2013. (in Spanish)


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