Church of Santa María de Loreto, Achao
.JPG) Achao's Church facade | |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
| Location |
Quinchao Island, Achao, Quinchao, Chile  |
| Coordinates | 42°28′18″S 73°29′28″W / 42.4718°S 73.491°W |
| Criteria |
Cultural: (ii), (iii) |
| Reference | 971-001 |
| Inscription | 2000 (24th Session) |
  Location of Church of Santa María de Loreto, Achao | |
The Church of Santa María de Loreto de Achao (Spanish: Iglesia de Santa María de Loreto de Achao) is a Roman Catholic church located in Quinchao Island's largest town, Achao. Often referred to as «Church of Achao» —Spanish: Iglesia de Achao—, is within the Diocese of Ancud, and was built around 1740 when Chiloé Archipelago was still a part of the Spanish Crown possessions.[1]
The Achao church is one of the oldest traditional Chiloé churches built in the 18th and 19th centuries, and survives almost intact from de Jesuit mission era.[2] It belongs to a group of 16 iconic wooden churches that were declared as a World Heritage site under «Churches of Chiloé»'s denomination[3] because of their unique form of wooden architecture known as the «Chilota School of Religious Architecture on Wood».[1][4]
Gallery
Achao church's central arc
Achao church's interior
Achao church's window.JPG)
Achao church's nave
References
- 1 2 Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales (2003). Postulación de las iglesias de Chiloé para su inclusión en la lista del patrimonio mundial ante la UNESCO (PDF) (in Spanish). Santiago of Chile: Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales. ISBN 956-7953-00-7.
- ↑ Bailey, Gauvin Alexander (2006). "Cultural Convergence in the Chiloé Archipiélago". In O'Malley, John W.; Bailey, Gauvin Alexander; Harris, Steven J.; Kennedy, Frank. The Jesuits II: cultures, sciences, and the arts, 1540–1773, Volume 2. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 905. ISBN 978-0-8020-3861-6.
- ↑ UNESCO (2001-01-16). "Convention concerning the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage" (PDF). World Heritage Committee, Twenty-fourth session, Cairns, Australia. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ↑ Gutiérrez Viñuales, Rodrigo (2005). Arte latinoamericano del siglo XX: otras historias de la historia (in Spanish). Zaragoza: Prensas Universitarias de Zaragoza. p. 378. ISBN 978-84-7733-792-8.