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100th Anniversary of the Paulist Fathers in Guatemala

 
 
100th Anniversary of the Paulist Fathers in Guatemala Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 17, 2017
1. 100th Anniversary of the Paulist Fathers in Guatemala Marker
Inscription.  
1862 Mayo 12 1962
Homenaje del pueblo de Guatemala
a los Padres Paulinos y Hermanas
de la Caridad en el 1er centenario
de su llegada.
El Comité Central

English translation:
1862 - Mayo 12 - 1962
Tribute from the people of Guatemala
to the Paulist Fathers and
the Sisters of Charity
on the 100th anniversary of their arrival.
The Central Committee

 
Erected 1962 by el Comité Central.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.
 
Location. 14° 38.346′ N, 90° 31.209′ W. Marker is in Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala (Guatemala Department). It is in Distrito Histórico. It is at the intersection of 1a Avenida and 11a Calle, on the left when traveling north on 1a Avenida. This marker is in Zone 1 of Guatemala City, on the facade of the Catholic Church Parroquia del Señor de las Misericordias. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala 01001, Guatemala. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in North America, specifically in Central America, in Mesoamerica, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific
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Rim, and in the Western Hemisphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also a Spanish colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: José Luis de León Díaz (Luis de Lión) (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); House of Miguel Garcia Granados (approx. half a kilometer away); José Martí in Guatemala (approx. half a kilometer away); Pavón House (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Memorial to Héctor Interiano, Carlos Cuevas and Gustavo Castañón (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Federico Hernández de León (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); University of San Carlos Faculty of Medical Sciences 1918-1921 (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Assassination of Oliverio Castañeda de Leon (approx. 0.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ciudad de Guatemala.
 
100th Anniversary of the Paulist Fathers in Guatemala Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 17, 2017
2. 100th Anniversary of the Paulist Fathers in Guatemala Marker
The marker is just to the right of the central entrance to the Parroquia del Señor de las Misericordias.
An interior view of the Parroquia del Señor de las Misericordias. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 17, 2017
3. An interior view of the Parroquia del Señor de las Misericordias.
La Parroquia del Señor de las Misericordias image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 17, 2017
4. La Parroquia del Señor de las Misericordias
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 330 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 8, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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