San Juan de Ávila, Alcalá de Henares

Iglesia de San Juan de Ávila
Iglesia de San Juan de Ávila
Basic information
Location	Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Parish church
Architectural description
Architect(s)	Eladio Dieste
Architectural type	Church

Last updated February 20, 2019

The Church of Saint John of Ávila (Spanish : Iglesia de San Juan de Ávila) is a Roman Catholic parish church located in a modern neighbourhood of Alcalá de Henares, Spain.

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It is dedicated to saint John of Ávila.^[3]

It is interesting to point out that, originally, this church was going to be built in Uruguay (Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Malvín); as the economic situation made this impossible, only the apse was built.^[4]

Malvín is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay.

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References

↑ Structural calculations of San Juan de Ávila (in Spanish)
↑ Geometry of San Juan de Ávila (in Spanish)
↑ Parish of St. John of Avila (in Spanish)
↑ Uruguayan design, built in Spain (in Spanish)

External links

Parish website (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 40°29′35″N3°22′37″W / 40.4930°N 3.3769°W / 40.4930; -3.3769

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[1] Structural calculations of San Juan de Ávila (in Spanish)

[2] Geometry of San Juan de Ávila (in Spanish)

[3] Parish of St. John of Avila (in Spanish)

[4] Uruguayan design, built in Spain (in Spanish)