Iglesia San Ignacio

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The Iglesia San Ignacio or San Ignacio Church also known as the Church of St. Ignatius College, is a Catholic church belonging to the Reverend Fathers Jesuits, located in Santiago de Chile , next to the Colegio San Ignacio. Relics of several saints, including San Ignacio and St. Mario were found at this site. It was declared a National Historic Landmark bu the government through a 2002 decree.
The church features a neorrenacentista style of architecture. On the door a motto in Latin reads “est domus Dei et Haec Porta Coeli” (“This is the house of God and gate of heaven”). The main altar of the temple is in gold and displays a stylish neo-baroque appearance. Inside the church is a body built by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll consisting of more than 2,200 pipes. It has 33 entries and three manual keyboards, one of the greatest instruments of Santiago and the country.
The church contains paintings by various artists. One of them by the painter Pietro Galiardi represents the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. This is the image that presides at the temple, and is located on the main altar. Another painting depicts St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus. The work was conducted by Francesco Grandi. The church also features paintings of San Francisco Javier and San Alberto Hurtado, the latter conducted by Claudio Di Girolamo. The walls of the church are adorned since 1914 by ordeal oil painting in Rome and donated by Dona Felipa Ceroz Ossa.
The relics of San Mario, martyr of the third century, were hidden for years inside the church until they were found on June 24, 1994. San Mario was a Persian merchant on a pilgrimage with his family to Rome where he was martyred along with his family by the Romans. His relics were brought here from Rome in the eighteenth century by Father Haymbhausen, and hidden inside a waxen image. The remains were brought especially to increase their devotion in Chile. They are located under the altar near the painting of San Ignacio.
In March 1999 a burial crypt was discovered, which was accessed through the chapel called the Holy Christ (formerly “good death”). This access was blocked in the late nineteenth century. The crypt was found within two boxes full of bones, belonging to about forty people. They also found a glass bottle containing the only document, dated 1889 and written by the Rector of the time.

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