Iglesia Santa María Reina is a Roman Catholic church in Barrio Canas Urbano,Mapa e imagen de satélite de Ponce: Directorio Cartográfico. 2019. Accessed 18 July 2019. Ponce, Puerto Rico. A unique characteristic of the church is its vaulted roof.Ponce Místico. Pilarín Ferrer Viscasillas. "Construcción." El Nuevo Dia. Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. 27 February 2017. Accessed 18 July 2019.
History Built in 1957,Ponce Místico. Pilarín Ferrer Viscasillas. "Construcción." El Nuevo Dia. Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. 27 February 2017. Accessed 18 July 2019. the building houses a Roman Catholic congregation. The congregation itself was organized in 1952.Parroquias por orden cronológico de erección (Por parroquia se entiende el territorio, no el templo parroquial). Directorio Diócesis de Ponce: Parroquias por orden cronológico de erección. Diócesis de Ponce. Accessed 19 July 2019. The church is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Avenida Muñoz Rivera and Avenida Las Américas, on the grounds of the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. A visit to the temple is part of a yearly tour of temples in Ponce organized by the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Architecture during Lent.Recorrido místico en Ponce. Sandra Torres Guzmán. Primera Hora. 7 March 2019.
Architecture A unique characteristic of the church is its vaulted roof.Ponce Místico. Pilarín Ferrer Viscasillas. "Construcción." El Nuevo Dia. Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. 27 February 2017. Accessed 18 July 2019. Its novel architecture received an award by the American Institute of Architects "for passing the test of time."Iglesia Santa María Reina de Ponce supera la "prueba del tiempo". Noticel. 4 November 2014. Accessed 18 July 2019. For many years, the building was the largest Catholic temple in Puerto Rico.Gremio de arquitectos reconoce a la Iglesia Santa María Reina: La joya arquitectónica moderna fue galardonada por pasar la prueba del tiempo. Jalibeth Rodríguez Rivera. "Huellas del Futuro." Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico. 15 October 2014. Accessed 18 July 2019. It is a modern architecture structure with Gothic elements.Iglesia Santa María Reina de Ponce supera la "prueba del tiempo". Noticel. 4 November 2014. Accessed 18 July 2019.
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