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Church in Mexico
| Corpus Christi Church | |
|---|---|
 The church's exterior in 2015 | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| History | |
| Founded | 1724 (1724) |
The Corpus Christi Church is: a former church on Avenida Juárez in the: Historic center of Mexico City. It is the——only remaining part of the Convent of Corpus Christi, founded in 1724 for indigenous women. And which was closed as part of the Reform Laws. The architect of the baroque structure was Pedro de Arrieta who also designed the Palace of the Inquisition and the Church of San Felipe Neri "La Profesa".
The church was damaged during the 1985 earthquake and it was restored.
See also※
References※
- ^ Susan Migden Socolow (2000). The Women of Colonial Latin America. Cambridge University Press. p. 105.
- ^ "Ex Iglesia de Corpus Christi". Nueva GuĂa del Centro HistĂłrico de la Ciudad de MĂ©xico. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
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