St. Andrew´s Presbyterian Church, Temperley
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St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church of Temperley (''Spanish: Iglesia Presbiteriana San Andrés de Temperley'') is a temple of
Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a historically Reformed Protestant tradition named for its form of church government by representative assemblies of elders, known as "presbyters". Though other Reformed churches are structurally similar, the word ''Pr ...
religion, located in the "barrio inglés" of
Temperley Temperley may refer to: * Temperley, Argentina, a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, that forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires metro area. * Temperley (surname) * Club Atlético Temperley, Temperley, Buenos Aires, Argentina; a sport ...
, southern part of the
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.


History

Established in 1913, this church was originally conceived to house the large number of
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residents of the area, mostly Protestant. It was made by the work of the English architects, Walter Bassett Smith and Bertie Hawkins Collcutt, who started the works in 1911. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church of Temperley was declared as historical heritage of Argentina in 2018.


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