Dalcahue, Chile
Church of Tenaún
The Church of Tenaún or Church of Our Lady of Patrocinio— Spanish: Iglesia de Tenaún, Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Patrocinio— is a Catholic church located in the town of Tenaún, commune of Dalcahue on the Chiloé Archipelago, Los Lagos Region, southern Chile. The Church of Tenaún was declared a National Monument of Chile in 1999 and is one of the 16 Churches of Chiloé that were declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites on 30 November 2000. “Tenaún” means “three peaks” in the native language of the area, and it is believed that the church’s three pillars symbolize this.
- City
- Dalcahue
- Country
- Chile
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
More places in Dalcahue
- Church of Santa María de Loreto, Achao
- Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Dalcahue
- Church of Caguach
- Church of San Juan Bautista, Dalcahue
- Church of Colo
- Church of Quinchao
Background: Wikipedia