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Church of Nuestra Señora de Las Mercedes, Santo Domingo

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Side view of the Church of Nuestra Señora de Las Mercedes
Church of Nuestra Señora de Las Mercedes in 1855 by Sir John Corbett.[1]

The Church of Nuestra Señora de Las Mercedes is a colonial Gothic church located in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Colonial City of Santo Domingo".

The construction of this religious building began in the year 1549, and was completed in 1616,[2] built by Rodrigo de Liendo. It was an ancient seminary, later a monastery.[2] This building was seriously damaged during the invasion of the English corsair Sir Francis Drake in 1586.

The Church of Nuestra Señora de Las Mercedes has a wide vaulted nave with side chapels located between its buttresses. It has a high choir, an octagonal apse and a high altar in the Baroque style. It is notable for its wooden pulpit which is supported by a support in the form of a serpent demon.

Virgin of Las Mercedes

In the year 1616, the swearing-in of the Patronage of la Virgen de las Mercedes was made in this church, which was extended to the entire Dominican Republic, and the dedication to the Virgin of las Mercedes is proclaimed that same year.[3] The colonial image of the Virgen de las Mercedes found on the altar of this church is taken out every September 24, celebrating the day of Virgin of Las Mercedes, patron saint of the Dominican Republic.

Gallery

  • Church of the Nuestra Señora de Las Mercedes at the mid-20th century.
    Church of the Nuestra Señora de Las Mercedes at the mid-20th century.
  • Portal of the Church of the Nuestra Señora de Las Mercedes in 1957.[4]
    Portal of the Church of the Nuestra Señora de Las Mercedes in 1957.[4]
  • Tower and church
    Tower and church
  • Portals
    Portals
  • Baroque altarpiece with the colonial image (statue) of the Virgin of Las Mercedes
    Baroque altarpiece with the colonial image (statue) of the Virgin of Las Mercedes
  • Detail of the altarpiece
    Detail of the altarpiece

See also

References

  1. ^ "Fifteen views of the Caribbean - WEST INDIES; CORBETT Sir John (1855.)". Maggs Bros Ltd.
  2. ^ a b "Historia Dominicana: la Iglesia Las Mercedes". Noticias SIN. April 2018.
  3. ^ Francisco Guerrero Castro (2011). Origen, Desarrollo e Identidad de Salvaleón de Higüey. p. 221. ISBN 978-9945469462.
  4. ^ Sergia Mercado. "Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, majestuosa obra arquitectónica de la ciudad colonial". Periódico El Caribe newspaper.

18°28′25″N 69°53′18″W / 18.4737°N 69.8884°W / 18.4737; -69.8884

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