Iglesia San Blas de Illescas


Church San Blas de Illescas of Coamo
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location	Mario Braschi Street, Town Plaza Coamo, Puerto Rico
Coordinates	18°04′51″N 66°21′22″W / 18.080702°N 66.356228°W / 18.080702; -66.356228Coordinates: 18°04′51″N 66°21′22″W / 18.080702°N 66.356228°W / 18.080702; -66.356228
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1661
Architectural style	Spanish Colonial-Latin American Baroque Revival
MPS	Historic Churches of Puerto Rico TR
NRHP Reference #	84000463^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 10, 1984

The Iglesia San Blas de Illescas (English: Church of Saint Blaise of Illescas) is a Catholic parish church located on the center plaza of Coamo, Puerto Rico. Construction on the church began in 1661; it has since been judged "one of the most important works of religious architecture in Puerto Rico".^[2]

The church is separated from the open plaza below by a series of ceremonial steps and a delicate cast iron balustrade. The delicately curved Baroque facade reflects a major reconstruction completed in 1784. A two-level bell-gable with open arches and bells is prominently featured in the facade. The parish of San Blas of Coamo is one of the oldest on the island.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 Church of San Blas de Illescas of Coamo
↑ Ester Cardona and Marisa Gomez (1984). "Church San Blas de Illescas of Coamo" (PDF). with 8 photos
↑ Historic Churches of Puerto Rico TR

This article incorporates public domain material from the National Park Service document "Church of San Blas de Illescas of Coamo".

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