1910/30 Giuseppe
Astorri (1880/active until 1930)
It was
built in neo-medieval style
The first
stone was laid on July 9, 1910, the centenary of the independence of Argentina,
in the presence of the wife of the Argentine President
It is the National
Argentine Church governed by diocesan clergy of Argentina
It was
frequented for a decade by Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio before becoming Pope Francis.
He used to come to this church using the public bus
FAÇADE
“Mosaic” by
Giovanni Conti inspired by the early Christian
symbols with animals and plants typical of South America
INTERIOR
Plastic
decorations by Duilio Cambellotti (1876/1960)
CHAPEL TO
THE RIGHT OF THE APSE
“Image of
Our Lady of Luján” patron saint of Argentina and flags of the provinces of the
Argentine Federation
APSE
Mosaic
with “Our Lady of Sorrows” by Giovanni Conti
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