Church of Caguach

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The Church of Caguach is a historic wooden Catholic church in Chile’s Chiloé Archipelago, renowned as part of the UNESCO-listed Chilote Churches for its distinctive architecture and deep local religious traditions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Church of Caguach canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chilote church
Roman Catholic church
historic monument
wooden church
architecturalStyle Chilote school of wooden architecture
associatedWith Chilote culture
associatedWithDevotionTo Jesus of Nazareth of Caguach
constructionTechnique traditional Chilote carpentry
country Chile
culturalRegion Chiloé
linked to: Chiloé Archipelago
denomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
governingDiocese Diocese of Ancud
hasAltarpiece image of Jesus of Nazareth of Caguach
linked to: Holy Face of Jesus
hasFeature portico
three-aisled nave
wooden belfry
wooden tower
heritageDesignation National Monument of Chile
UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageRegion Chiloé Archipelago
languageOfLocalTraditions Spanish
locatedIn Caguach Island
Chiloé Archipelago
Los Lagos Region
Quinchao Commune
majorFeast Feast of Jesus of Nazareth of Caguach
majorFeastMonth August
material wood
notableFor Marian devotion
distinctive wooden architecture
local religious traditions
partOf Churches of Chiloé
pilgrimageSite yes
primaryFunction parish church
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
roofType wooden shingle roof
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii)
(iii)
(ix)
(x)
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 2000
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId Chiloe Churches
usedFor Catholic liturgy
pilgrimages
religious festivals

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Referenced by (2)

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

Chiloé Archipelago hasCulturalHeritageSite Church of Caguach
Chiloé Province hasHeritageSite Church of Caguach