Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Dalcahue

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The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows (Spanish: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores) in Dalcahue, also known simply as Church of Dalcahue (Spanish: Iglesia de Dalcahue), is a Catholic church located in the town's main square, on Chiloé Island, Chile.

The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows was declared a National Monument of Chile in 1971[1] and is one of the 16 Churches of Chiloé that were declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites on 30 November 2000.[2]

It was built at the end of the 19th century in a site formerly occupied by a Jesuit missionary chapel.[3]

This church leads one of the 24 parishes that form the Diocese of Ancud.[4]

References

  1. 1."Iglesia de Dalcahue". www.monumentos.gob.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  2. 2.World Heritage Committee Inscribes 61 New Sites on World Heritage List. whc.unesco.org. November 30, 2000. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. 3.Iglesia de Dalcahue Archived 2013-08-03 at the Wayback Machine. Nuestro.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  4. 4.Diócesis de San Carlos de Ancud. Iglesia.cl. In Spanish. Retrieved 6 January 2013.