Global InformationIglesia del Monasterio del Carmen Bajo de San Rafael information
| Iglesia del Monasterio del Carmen Bajo de San Rafael | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Location | |
| Municipality | Independencia |
| Country | Chile |
| Geographic coordinates | 33°25′45″S 70°39′12″W / 33.429106°S 70.653386°W |
The Iglesia del Monasterio del Carmen Bajo de San Rafael is a Catholic church located on Independencia Avenue, in the district of Independencia of the city of Santiago, Chile. Founded as a monastery in 1770, operated as such until 1958, and since 1985 is the seat for the Vicaría Episcopal Zona Norte of the Archdiocese of Santiago.[1] The church, along with the surviving buildings of the former monastery, was declared as a National Monument of Chile on November 24, 1983, within the category of Historic Monuments.[2]
- ^ "Reseña histórica del antiguo Monasterio El Carmen de San Rafael". Vicaría Episcopal Zona Norte (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ "Iglesia y patios del Monasterio del Carmen Bajo de San Rafael". Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.