Porto Alegre Brazil Temple
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| Porto Alegre Brazil Temple | ||
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| Image:Brazil Porto Alegre Temple.jpg | ||
| Number | 102 | edit data |
| Announcement | 1997-09-30 | |
| Groundbreaking | 1998-05-02 by James E. Faust |
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| Open House | 2 December - 9 December 2000 | |
| Dedication | 2000-12-17 by Gordon B. Hinckley |
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| Location | Rua General Salvador Pinheiro, 50 Vila Jardim Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul Brazil |
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| Phone number | (55) 51-3338-0400 | |
| Site | 2 acres (0.8 hectares) | |
| Total floor area | 10,700 sq ft (990 m²) | |
| Exterior finish | Cotton white granite from Ceara State of Brazil | |
| Temple design | Classic modern, single-spire design | |
| Ordinance rooms | 2 | |
| Sealing rooms | 2 | |
| Clothing rental | No | |
| Cafeteria | No services | |
| Visitors' center | No | |
| Preceded by | Recife Brazil Temple | |
| Followed by | Montevideo Uruguay Temple | |
| Official website • News & Images | ||
The Porto Alegre Brazil Temple is the 102nd operating Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Temple construction began on May 2, 1998. The Temple was dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley on December 17, 2000. The Temple sits on a hill in Porto Alegre's Vila Jardim district.
The Porto Alegre Temple overlooks the city from the east toward a large river and port for which the city is named. It has an exterior of white granite and a single spire topped with a statue of the angel Moroni. The temple has a total of 10,700 square feet, two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.
[edit] See also
- 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
- Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
[edit] External links
- The official Porto Alegre Brazil Temple page
- Porto Alegre Brazil Temple page
- Satellite view of the Porto Alegre Brazil Temple
- News article from 12/01/2000 about the Porto Alegre Temple Open House(in Portuguese)
- Latter-day Saint Temple Ordinances - ReligionFacts
- Mormon Temples and Secrecy
- Mormons Open Temple Doors to Share Beliefs - USA Today
[edit] Latter-day Saint temples in South America
* Porto Alegre Brazil Temple
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- Buenos Aires Argentina Temple
- Cochabamba Bolivia Temple
- Campinas Brazil Temple
- Curitiba Brazil Temple
- Porto Alegre Brazil Temple
- Recife Brazil Temple
- São Paulo Brazil Temple
- Santiago Chile Temple
- Bogotá Colombia Temple
- Guayaquil Ecuador Temple
- Asunción Paraguay Temple
- Lima Peru Temple
- Manaus Brazil Temple (announced)
- Montevideo Uruguay Temple
- Caracas Venezuela Temple
