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Photographer: J. Makali Bruton
Caption:
The previous Parish of Santiago Marker | Additional Description: This previous two-sided, bilingual marker was replaced in 2018. Its text read:
Parroquia de Santiago
Antigua Iglesia del Colegio JesuitaLlegados a Querétaro en el siglo XVII, los clérigos de la Compañía de Jesús fundaron en 1625 los Colegios de San Ignacio de Loyola y San Francisco Xavier, y con ellos, el Templo, que fue reedificado hacia 1689 con la intervención del benefactor Juan Caballero y Osio.
Al ser expulsados de Nueva España los jesuitas, a mediados del siglo XVIII, cesó la actividad de los colegios, hasta que en 1771 el inmueble fue entregado a José de la Vía, primer cura del clero secular de la ciudad, con la disposición de trasladar a este espacio la Parroquia de Santiago, cuya sede se situaba en el Santuario de Guadalupe.
English:
Parish of Santiago
Formerly Church of the Jesuit CollegeArriving Queretaro in the 17th century, the clergy of the Compañia de Jesus in 1625 founded the Colleges of San Ignacio de Loyola and San Francisco Xavier together with a church.
This building was rebuilt in 1689 with Juan Caballero y Osio as a benefactor. With the expulsion of the Jesuits from New Spain 1767, the schools closed.
In 1771 the property was transferred to Jose de la Via, first curate of the secular clergy in the city, with the provision that it be transferred to the area of the Parish of Santiago the site of which is located near the Sanctuary of Guadalupe.
Submitted: July 15, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
Database Locator Identification Number: p389776
File Size: 0.270 Megabytes
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