The Church of Our Lady of Fatima (Spanish: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Fátima) is a Roman Catholic parish church in the neighbourhood of Pocitos, Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]
The parish was established on 1 May 1954.[1] The temple is dedicated to the Virgin of Fatima. It is held by the Claretians,[2] who also run the adjacent private school Colegio y Liceo Nuestra Señora de Fátima (established in 1960).[3] Originally the celebrations were held in a crypt under the school; the current temple was built in the early 1980s, in brickwork.
Same devotion
There are other churches in Uruguay dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima:
- Parish Church of Our Lady of Fatima in Villa del Cerro
- Fatima Chapel in Punta del Este
- Parish Church of Our Lady of Fatima in Rocha
- Our Lady of Fatima Chapel in Colonia Valdense
- Our Lady of Fatima Parish Church in Minas
- Our Lady of Fatima Parish Church in San José de Mayo
References
- 1.[1.2]"Iglesia de Fátima". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 30 March 2013. (in Spanish)
- 2."Institutes of consecrated life in Uruguay". Archdiocese of Montevideo. Retrieved 28 April 2013. (in Spanish)
- 3.Colegio y Liceo Nuestra Señora de Fátima