Zona Centro in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)
Templo Señor del Perdón
Señor del Perdón Church
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 5, 2022
1. Templo Señor del Perdón Marker
Se edificó por 1762 se celebró la primera misa en 1882, en 1902 fue ampliada y decorada y ocupado en 1910 por las madres carmelitas quienes tuvieron que salir en 1926 por conflictos religiosos. Posteriormente fue un asilo de niñas huérfanas y pobres atendidos por las religiosas "hijas del sagrado corazón de Jesús". Este mueble actualmente es utilizado parcialmente como templo y el anexo como colegio llamado Don Bosco.
Edificio Catalogado INAH
This church was built in 1762 and its first Mass was held in 1882. It was enlarged and decorated in 1902. In 1910, the church was occupied by Carmelite mothers who had to leave in 1926 due to religious conflicts. It was later on turned into a nursing home where poor orphan girls attended by the "sisters' daughters of the sacred heart of Jesus." This building is currently used partly as a temple and as a college named Don Bosco.
Building catalogued by INAH
Erected by Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH).
Topics. This historical marker is
this page online
Location. 20° 56.721′ N, 101° 25.899′ W. Marker is in Silao, Guanajuato. It is in Zona Centro. Marker is at the intersection of 5 de Febrero and C.J.M. Pino Suarez, on the right when traveling south on 5 de Febrero. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Silao GTO 36100, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. José and Tomás Chávez Morado (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Founders of Our City Silao (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Calle de la Fundación (approx. half a kilometer away); Temple of the Third Order (approx. half a kilometer away); Parish of Santiago Apóstol (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); The Battle of Silao (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); City Hall (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Pope Benedict XVI's Visit to Silao (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Silao.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 5, 2022
2. An additional Templo Señor del Perdón tablet
This additional tablet marked the church's 100th anniversary in 1982.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 5, 2022
3. Templo Señor del Perdón and Marker
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 5, 2022
4. Templo Señor del Perdón and Marker
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 5, 2022
5. Templo Señor del Perdón interior
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 5, 2022
6. Templo Señor del Perdón altar
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 5, 2022
7. Templo Señor del Perdón interior dome
Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on February 26, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
