Church of Mechuque

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The Church of Mechuque is a historic wooden Catholic church in Chile’s Chiloé Archipelago, renowned as part of the distinctive Chilote school of wooden ecclesiastical architecture and recognized as a national heritage monument.

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Church of Mechuque canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic church
historic monument
wooden church
architecturalStyle Chilote school of wooden ecclesiastical architecture
associatedWith Chilote culture
linked to: Chilote people

local fishing communities
country Chile
denomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
function parish church
hasConservationPriority yes
hasCulturalRegion Chiloé
linked to: Chiloé Archipelago
heritageCategory religious architecture
wooden architecture
heritageDesignation Monumento Histórico
heritageDesignationBy National Monuments Council of Chile
heritageStatus National Monument of Chile
locatedIn Chiloé Archipelago
Chonchi Commune
Los Lagos Region
Mechuque Island
linked to: Caguach Island
locatedOn Mechuque Island waterfront
material wood
notableFor cultural heritage value
traditional Chilote architecture
wooden construction
partOf Chilote wooden churches tradition
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
tourismAttraction yes
usedFor Catholic worship
community religious celebrations

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Chiloé Province hasHeritageSite Church of Mechuque