Church of Quinchao
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The Church of Quinchao is a historic wooden Catholic church in Chile’s Chiloé Archipelago, renowned as one of the largest and most architecturally significant of the UNESCO-listed Chilote churches.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Church of Quinchao canonical | 2 |
| Church of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria in Quinchao | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chilote church
ⓘ
Roman Catholic church ⓘ historic monument ⓘ wooden church ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Chilote wooden architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalType | basilica-type church ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chilote culture
ⓘ
maritime traditions of Chiloé ⓘ |
| builtFor | local Catholic community of Quinchao ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected historic structure ⓘ |
| constructionTechnique |
traditional timber framing
ⓘ
wood joinery without metal nails ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Chiloé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Ancud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorPlan | longitudinal plan ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Jesuit missionaries ⓘ |
| hasAltarOrientation | east–west ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
portico with arches
ⓘ
three-aisled interior ⓘ wooden belfry ⓘ wooden nave ⓘ wooden tower ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Monument of Chile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chiloé Archipelago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Los Lagos Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Quinchao Island NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Chile ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| notableFor |
architectural significance
ⓘ
large scale compared to other Chilote churches ⓘ |
| partOf | Churches of Chiloé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| roofMaterial | wooden shingles ⓘ |
| significance |
key example of Latin American wooden ecclesiastical architecture
ⓘ
one of the largest churches in the Chiloé Archipelago ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCategory | Churches of Chiloé World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2000 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Catholic liturgy
ⓘ
local religious festivals ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ |
| visitorAttraction |
architectural historians
ⓘ
religious pilgrims ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Church of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria in Quinchao