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Iglesia de la Vera Cruz in Santiago

Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places·Iglesia de la Vera Cruz in Santiago·4 days ago
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The Iglesia de la Vera Cruz (Church of the True Cross) was established in the Barrio Lastarria of Santiago, Chile, in 1852. The founders intended it to be a memorial church for Pedro de Valdivia, a Spanish conquistador believed to have lived there. De Valdivia founded Santiago, Chile, in 1541, and served as the country’s first Royal Governor. Although scholars could not confirm the location of his residence in Santiago, the Church was considered symbolic of his arrival and residence in Chile. French architect Claude-François Brunet des Baines designed Iglesia de la Vera Cruz.  Fermin Vivaceta completed it in 1857 following Brunet des Baines’ death.  Neoclassical in style, the small Church has a single nave, a bright red façade, and a belfry with two bells.  It is named “Church of the True Cross” because it holds a relic believed to be a piece of the cross on which Jesus was crucified.  The relic was gifted to the Catholic Church by King Charles V of Spain in the 1500’s.  The Chile…

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