| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Detif, Puqueldón, Lemuy Island, Chiloé Province, Los Lagos Region, Chile |
| Part of | Churches of Chiloé |
| Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iii) |
| Reference | 971-008 |
| Inscription | 2000 (24th Session) |
| Area | 4.87 ha (12.0 acres) |
| Coordinates | 42°41′06″S 73°33′24″W / 42.6851°S 73.5566°W |
  Location of Church of Detif in Chiloé  Church of Detif (Los Lagos)  Church of Detif (Chile) | |
The Church of Detif — Spanish: Iglesia de Detif— is a Catholic church located in the town of Detif, commune of Puqueldón, on Lemuy Island, Chiloé Archipelago, southern Chile.
The Church of Detif was declared a National Monument of Chile in 1999[1] and is one of the 16 Churches of Chiloé that were declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites on 30 November 2000.[2]
The patron saint of the church is Our Lady of Lourdes, whose feast day is celebrated on March 25.[3]
This church belongs to the parish of San Pedro Nolasco, Puqueldón, one of the 24 parishes that form the Diocese of Ancud.[4]
- ^ Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ World Heritage Committee Inscribes 61 New Sites on World Heritage List. whc.unesco.org. November 30, 2000. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ Iglesias Tradicionales de Chiloé. Monumentos.cl. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ Diócesis de San Carlos de Ancud. Iglesia.cl. In Spanish. Retrieved 6 January 2013.