Church of San Francisco Castro
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The Church of San Francisco in Castro is a landmark wooden Catholic church on Chile’s Chiloé Archipelago, renowned for its distinctive neo-Gothic style and status as part of a UNESCO World Heritage ensemble of Chilote churches.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Church of San Francisco Castro canonical | 1 |
| Church of San Francisco de Castro | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chilote church
ⓘ
Roman Catholic church ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ wooden church ⓘ |
| architect |
Aníbal Villarroel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eduardo Provasoli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Neo-Gothic architecture
ⓘ
Neo-Romanesque architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builder | local Chilote carpenters ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| currentBuildingCompletionYear | 1912 ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| diocese | Diocese of Ancud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorPlan | basilica plan ⓘ |
| foundedAsParish | 1567 ⓘ |
| hasAffiliation | Franciscan Order (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColor |
purple
ⓘ
yellow ⓘ |
| hasDome | true ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central rose window
ⓘ
painted interior ⓘ twin façade towers ⓘ wooden vaults ⓘ |
| hasNaveCount | 3 ⓘ |
| hasTowerCount | 2 ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
UNESCO cultural criterion (ii)
ⓘ
UNESCO cultural criterion (iii) NERFINISHED ⓘ UNESCO cultural criterion (iv) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Monumento Nacional de Chile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Castro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chiloé Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Chiloé Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Lagos Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
Alerce wood
ⓘ
cypress wood ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| parish | Parroquia Apóstol Santiago de Castro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Churches of Chiloé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructionPeriod | 1906–1912 ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| roofType | gabled roof ⓘ |
| significance |
landmark of Castro
ⓘ
representative example of Chilote wooden ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ |
| UNESCOSerialProperty | Churches of Chiloé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 971-006 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
tourism
ⓘ
worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Church of San Francisco de Castro