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{{Infobox World Heritage Site
{{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
|Name = Church of Santa María de Loreto de Achao<br />(Churches of Chiloé)
| WHS = Church of Achao
|Image = 08. Achao, Isla de Quinchao (34).JPG
| image = 08. Achao, Isla de Quinchao (34).JPG
| image_upright = 1.2
|imagecaption= Achao's Church facade
| caption = Achao's Church facade
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|locmapin = Chiloé
| location = [[Achao]], [[Quinchao]], [[Chiloé Province]], [[Los Lagos Region]], [[Chile]]
|Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/971
|Location = [[Chile]]
| part_of = [[Churches of Chiloé]]
| criteria = {{UNESCO WHS type|(ii), (iii)}}(ii), (iii)
|Type = Cultural
| ID = 971-001
|Criteria = ii, iii
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| coordinates = {{coord|-42.47178|-73.491032|type:landmark_region:CL-LL|name=Achao's Church|format=dms}}
|ID = 971-001
| year = 2000
|Region = [[List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas|Latin America and Caribbean]]
| area = {{convert|0.165|ha|acre|abbr=on}}
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|Coordinates = {{coord|-42.47178|-73.491032|type:landmark_region:CL-LL|name=Achao's Church|format=dms}}
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| locmapin = Chiloé#Chile Los Lagos#Chile
|Year = 2000
|Session = 24th
| map_caption =
}}
}}
The '''Church of Santa María de Loreto de Achao''' ({{lang-es|Iglesia de Santa María de Loreto de Achao}}) is a [[Roman Catholic]] church located in [[Quinchao Island]]'s largest town, [[Achao]]. Often referred to as «Church of Achao» —{{lang-es|Iglesia de Achao}}—, is within the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud|Diocese of Ancud]], and was built around 1740 when [[Chiloé Archipelago]] was still a part of the Spanish Crown possessions.<ref name=consejo>{{cite book
The '''Church of Santa María de Loreto de Achao''' ({{lang-es|Iglesia de Santa María de Loreto de Achao}}) is a [[Roman Catholic]] church located in [[Quinchao Island]]'s largest town, [[Achao]]. Often referred to as the '''Church of Achao''' ({{lang-es|Iglesia de Achao}}), is within the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Ancud|Diocese of Ancud]], and was built around 1740 when [[Chiloé Archipelago]] was still a part of the Spanish Crown possessions.<ref name=consejo>{{cite book |title=Postulación de las iglesias de Chiloé para su inclusión en la lista del patrimonio mundial ante la UNESCO |url=http://www.cceproyectos.cl/uvic/wp-content/docs/docs_pdf/libros_y_documentos/11.%20CMNcuaderno29.pdf |language=Spanish |last=Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales |year=2003 |publisher=Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales |location=Santiago of Chile |isbn=956-7953-00-7 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|title=Postulación de las iglesias de Chiloé para su inclusión en la lista del patrimonio mundial ante la UNESCO
|url=http://www.cceproyectos.cl/uvic/wp-content/docs/docs_pdf/libros_y_documentos/11.%20CMNcuaderno29.pdf |language=Spanish
|last=Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales |year=2003 |publisher=Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales |location=Santiago of Chile |isbn=956-7953-00-7 }}</ref>


The Achao church is one of the oldest traditional Chiloé churches built in the 18th and 19th centuries, and survives almost intact from de Jesuit mission era.<ref>{{cite book
The Achao church is one of the oldest traditional Chiloé churches built in the 18th and 19th centuries, and survives almost intact from de Jesuit mission era.<ref>{{cite book
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|chapter=Cultural Convergence in the Chiloé Archipiélago
|chapter=Cultural Convergence in the Chiloé Archipiélago
|first=Gauvin Alexander |last=Bailey
|first=Gauvin Alexander |last=Bailey
|editor1-first=John W. |editor1-last=O'Malley |editor2-first=Gauvin Alexander |editor2-last=Bailey |editor3-first=Steven J. |editor3-last=Harris |editor4-first=Frank |editor4-last=Kennedy|year=2006 |pages=905 |publisher=University of Toronto Press |location=Toronto |isbn=978-0-8020-3861-6 }}</ref> It belongs to a group of 16 iconic wooden churches that were declared as a World Heritage site under «[[Churches of Chiloé]]»'s denomination<ref>{{cite web
|editor1-first=John W. |editor1-last=O'Malley |editor2-first=Gauvin Alexander |editor2-last=Bailey |editor3-first=Steven J. |editor3-last=Harris |editor4-first=Frank |editor4-last=Kennedy|year=2006 |pages=905 |publisher=University of Toronto Press |location=Toronto |isbn=978-0-8020-3861-6 }}</ref> It belongs to a group of 16 iconic wooden churches that were declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the [[Churches of Chiloé]]'s denomination<ref>{{cite web
|author=UNESCO |title=Convention concerning the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage |work=World Heritage Committee, Twenty-fourth session, Cairns, Australia
|author=UNESCO |title=Convention concerning the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage |work=World Heritage Committee, Twenty-fourth session, Cairns, Australia
|url=http://whc.unesco.org/archive/2000/whc-00-conf204-21e.pdf |format=PDF
|url=https://whc.unesco.org/archive/2000/whc-00-conf204-21e.pdf |format=PDF
|date=2001-01-16 |accessdate=2011-10-09}}</ref> because of their unique form of wooden architecture known as the «[[Chilota School of Religious Architecture on Wood]]».<ref name=consejo /><ref>{{cite book
|date=2001-01-16 |accessdate=2011-10-09}}</ref> because of their unique form of wooden architecture known as the [[Chilota School of Religious Architecture on Wood]].<ref name=consejo /><ref>{{cite book
|title=Arte latinoamericano del siglo XX: otras historias de la historia
|title=Arte latinoamericano del siglo XX: otras historias de la historia
|first=Rodrigo |last=Gutiérrez Viñuales |language=Spanish
|first=Rodrigo |last=Gutiérrez Viñuales |language=Spanish
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== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Iglesia de Achao-arco central.JPG|Achao church's central arc
File:Iglesia de Achao.jpg|Iglesia de Achao
File:08. Achao, Isla de Quinchao (48).JPG|Achao church's nave
File:Detalle del interior de la iglesia Santa María de Loreto, de Achao. Isla Quinchao. Chiloé. Chile.jpg|Jesuit symbol: IHS
File:IglesiaAchao Altar.png|Achao church's interior
File:IglesiaAchao Altar.png|Achao church's interior
File:Iglesia de Achao-ventana.JPG|Achao church's window
File:Iglesia de Achao-ventana.JPG|Achao church's window
File:08. Achao, Isla de Quinchao (48).JPG|Achao church's nave
File:Iglesia de Achao-arco central.JPG|Central arc
</gallery>
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[List of Jesuit sites]]


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 08:07, 24 April 2024

Church of Achao
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Achao's Church facade
LocationAchao, Quinchao, Chiloé Province, Los Lagos Region, Chile
Part ofChurches of Chiloé
CriteriaCultural: (ii), (iii)
Reference971-001
Inscription2000 (24th Session)
Area0.165 ha (0.41 acres)
Coordinates42°28′18″S 73°29′28″W / 42.47178°S 73.491032°W / -42.47178; -73.491032 (Achao's Church)
Church of Santa María de Loreto, Achao is located in Chiloé
Church of Santa María de Loreto, Achao
Location of Church of Santa María de Loreto, Achao in Chiloé
Church of Santa María de Loreto, Achao is located in Los Lagos
Church of Santa María de Loreto, Achao
Church of Santa María de Loreto, Achao (Los Lagos)
Church of Santa María de Loreto, Achao is located in Chile
Church of Santa María de Loreto, Achao
Church of Santa María de Loreto, Achao (Chile)

The Church of Santa María de Loreto de Achao (Spanish: Iglesia de Santa María de Loreto de Achao) is a Roman Catholic church located in Quinchao Island's largest town, Achao. Often referred to as the Church of Achao (Spanish: Iglesia de Achao), is within the Diocese of Ancud, and was built around 1740 when Chiloé Archipelago was still a part of the Spanish Crown possessions.[1]

The Achao church is one of the oldest traditional Chiloé churches built in the 18th and 19th centuries, and survives almost intact from de Jesuit mission era.[2] It belongs to a group of 16 iconic wooden churches that were declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the Churches of Chiloé's denomination[3] because of their unique form of wooden architecture known as the Chilota School of Religious Architecture on Wood.[1][4]

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  • Iglesia de Achao
    Iglesia de Achao
  • Achao church's nave
    Achao church's nave
  • Jesuit symbol: IHS
    Jesuit symbol: IHS
  • Achao church's interior
    Achao church's interior
  • Achao church's window
    Achao church's window
  • Central arc
    Central arc

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales (2003). Postulación de las iglesias de Chiloé para su inclusión en la lista del patrimonio mundial ante la UNESCO (PDF) (in Spanish). Santiago of Chile: Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales. ISBN 956-7953-00-7.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Bailey, Gauvin Alexander (2006). "Cultural Convergence in the Chiloé Archipiélago". In O'Malley, John W.; Bailey, Gauvin Alexander; Harris, Steven J.; Kennedy, Frank (eds.). The Jesuits II: cultures, sciences, and the arts, 1540–1773, Volume 2. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 905. ISBN 978-0-8020-3861-6.
  3. ^ UNESCO (2001-01-16). "Convention concerning the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage" (PDF). World Heritage Committee, Twenty-fourth session, Cairns, Australia. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
  4. ^ Gutiérrez Viñuales, Rodrigo (2005). Arte latinoamericano del siglo XX: otras historias de la historia (in Spanish). Zaragoza: Prensas Universitarias de Zaragoza. p. 378. ISBN 978-84-7733-792-8.
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