Church of San Francisco, Castro

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The Church of San Francisco in Castro is a landmark wooden Catholic church on Chiloé Island in Chile, renowned for its distinctive neo-Gothic architecture and status as part of a UNESCO World Heritage ensemble of Chiloé churches.

All labels observed (2)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic church ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
landmark building ⓘ
wooden church ⓘ
architecturalStyle Neo-Gothic architecture ⓘ
Neo-Romanesque architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Chilote architecture ⓘ
Chiloé School of wooden religious architecture ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
famousFor brightly painted exterior ⓘ
colorful twin towers ⓘ
distinctive neo-Gothic façade ⓘ
part of UNESCO-listed Chiloé churches ensemble ⓘ
wooden construction ⓘ
floorPlanType basilica plan ⓘ
governingBody Roman Catholic Diocese of Ancud ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance represents fusion of European and local building traditions ⓘ
symbol of Castro city ⓘ
hasFacadeColor purple ⓘ
yellow ⓘ
hasFunction parish church ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
hasNaveCount 3 ⓘ
hasTowerCount 2 ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Monument of Chile ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageRegion Latin America and the Caribbean ⓘ
linked to: Latin America
isInMunicipality Castro ⓘ
isInProvince Chiloé Province ⓘ
isInRegion Los Lagos Region ⓘ
locatedIn Castro, Chiloé Province ⓘ
linked to: Castro, Chile

Los Lagos Region ⓘ
locatedInTownCenter Plaza de Armas of Castro ⓘ
locatedOn Chiloé Island ⓘ
linked to: Chiloé Archipelago
material native timber ⓘ
wood ⓘ
partOf Churches of Chiloé ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
roofType wooden roof ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2000 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId Churches of Chiloé ⓘ
usedFor Catholic liturgy ⓘ
religious festivals on Chiloé Island ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chiloé wooden churches → hasComponent → Church of San Francisco, Castro ⓘ
Chiloé Province → hasHeritageSite → Church of San Francisco in Castro ⓘ
linked to: Church of San Francisco, Castro