Corpus Christi Church, Mexico City

Corpus Christi Church
The church's exterior in 2015
Map
CountryMexico
DenominationCatholic
History
Founded1724 (1724)

The Corpus Christi Church is a former church on Avenida Juárez in the Historic center of Mexico City. It is the only remaining part of the Convent of Corpus Christi, founded in 1724 for indigenous women[1] and which was closed as part of the Reform Laws. The architect of the baroque structure was Pedro de Arrieta who also designed the Palace of the Inquisition and the Church of San Felipe Neri "La Profesa".[2]

The church was damaged during the 1985 earthquake and it was restored.

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Former Temple of Corpus Christi, historic center of Mexico City.
  1. ^ Susan Migden Socolow (2000). The Women of Colonial Latin America. Cambridge University Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-521-47642-3.
  2. ^ "Ex Iglesia de Corpus Christi". Nueva Guía del Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-03-02.

19°26′04″N 99°08′37″W / 19.434391°N 99.143726°W / 19.434391; -99.143726

Stub icon

This article on a Catholic church building is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article about a church building or other Christian place of worship in Mexico is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.