Church of Tenaún

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The Church of Tenaún is a historic wooden Catholic church on Chile’s Chiloé Island, renowned as part of the UNESCO-listed Chiloé Churches for its distinctive Chilote architecture and cultural significance.

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Church of Tenaún canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chiloé Church
Roman Catholic church
historic monument
wooden church
architecturalStyle Chilote architecture
wooden ecclesiastical architecture
associatedWith Chilote culture
Franciscan missionary tradition in Chiloé
Jesuit missionary tradition in Chiloé
builtWith native timber
wooden shingles
country Chile
culturalSignificance center of local community life
symbol of Chilote religious heritage
denomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
function parish church
hasFeature bell tower
central nave and side aisles
portico with columns
heritageDesignation National Monument of Chile
UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageProtection protected under Chilean law
locatedIn Chiloé Island
linked to: Chiloé Archipelago

Dalcahue
Los Lagos Region
Southern Chile
linked to: southern Chile

Tenaún
locatedOn Pacific coast of Chiloé Island
material wood
notableFor distinctive wooden tower
integration with local landscape
painted wooden façade
traditional carpentry techniques
partOf Chiloé Archipelago wooden churches tradition
region Patagonia cultural area
linked to: Patagonia
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
roofType wooden shingle roof
tourism popular cultural tourism site
UNESCOCriteria (ii)
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(ix)
UNESCOSiteName Churches of Chiloé
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 2000

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Chiloé Province hasHeritageSite Church of Tenaún