Iglesia Santa María Reina
Iglesia Santa María Reina
Iglesia Santa María Reina
18°00′11″N 66°37′15″W / 18.0031438°N 66.620704°W / 18.0031438; -66.620704
Location	Ave. Muñoz Rivera and Ave. Las Americas, Ponce Puerto Rico
Denomination	Catholic
Tradition	Christian
Religious institute	Pauline Fathers
Website	Weblink
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1957
Founder(s)	Mons. James Mcmannus[1] Mons. Vicente Murga[2]
Relics held	Tiffany's New York[3]
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Carl B. Brunner (Méndez, Brunner, Badillo & Asociados)
Architectural type	Church
Style	Modern, with Gothic elements
Groundbreaking	1955[4][lower-alpha 1]
Completed	1957
Specifications
Length	232 feet (71 m)[5]
Height	43 feet (13 m)[6]
Floor area	2,000 square feet (190 m2)
Materials	Concrete
Administration
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce
Clergy
Bishop(s)	P. Ramón J. Arellano Devia[7]
Dean	P. Jerry Rivera Martínez
Priest(s)	Rev. Canon. Dimas Muñoz
Deacon(s)	Rev. Ángel R. Méndez Molina Rev. Jaime Martínez Addarish

Iglesia Santa María Reina is a Roman Catholic church in Barrio Canas Urbano,^[8] Ponce, Puerto Rico. A unique characteristic of the church is its vaulted roof.^[9]

History

Built in 1957,^[10] the building houses a Roman Catholic congregation. The congregation itself was organized in 1952.^[11] 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.^[12]

Architecture

A unique characteristic of the church is its vaulted roof.^[13] Its novel architecture received an award by the American Institute of Architects "for passing the test of time."^[14] For many years, the building was the largest Catholic temple in Puerto Rico.^[15] It is a modern architecture structure with Gothic elements.^[16]

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