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Parish Nuestra Señora de Balvanera is a Catholic church located in the district of Balvanera in the autonomous city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1]
| Parroquia Nuestra Señora de Balvanera | |
|---|---|
 View of the parish around 1930 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic Church |
| Festival | Saint Expeditus |
| Patron | Our Lady of Valvanera |
| Location | |
| Location | Bartolomé Mitre 2411, Balvanera, Buenos Aires |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | José Santos Sartorio Antonio Picarel |
| Style | Renaissance |
| Date established | 1833 |
| Completed | 1842 |
The parish of Balvanera was established in 1833 during the government of Juan Manuel de Rosas.[2] The first priest was Mariano Medrano Cabrera and he performed the first baptism, of Pedro José Crespo, on May 16, 1833.[3] The first registered marriage was on July 2 of that same year, between Justo Avalos, born in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, and Feliciana Leyva, from the town of San Isidro. Antonino Canaveri and Lucrecia Calderón acted as witnesses.[4]
Around 1839, Rosas entrusted the architect José Santos Sartorio with the construction of a new church, which was completed in 1842.[5] Antonio Picarel was in charge of increasing the height of the building's dome.[6]
The current facade of the Parroquia Nuestra Señora de Balvanera was completed in 1930.[7]
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Balvanera Church
Parroquia Nuestra Señora de Balvanera
Feast of San Expedito
The Parish
Feast of San Expedito
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