Invención de la Santa Cruz Parish

Invención de la Santa Cruz (Spanish for Invention of the Holy Cross) is a historic Catholic parish church located in Bayamón Pueblo, the historic and administrative downtown area of Bayamón, Puerto Rico. The church is located on the Plaza de Hostos, the main town square of Bayamón, at 12 Degetau Street,[1] in front of the former city hall and current Francisco Oller Museum building.[2]

Church Santa Cruz of Bayamón
View of the church in 2012.
Invención de la Santa Cruz Parish is located in Puerto Rico
Invención de la Santa Cruz Parish
LocationBayamón, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°23′41″N 66°09′15″W
Built1750-1799
ArchitectJose Martinez de Matos
NRHP reference No.84003162
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1984

The establishment of the current church dates to 1750 when construction of the structure began with plans to move the main Catholic parish of the area from its former location next to Hacienda Santa Cruz to the current location, then known as Alto del Embarcadero, a small hill located close to the Bayamón River. Construction of the church was gradual and lasted for the remaining of the century with important updates being made in 1772 (the current church structure) and 1782. The consecration of the church in 1772 coincides with the official founding of the municipality of Bayamón on May 22, 1772.[3]

The church was damaged during the 1867 Virgin Islands earthquake.[4]

The church was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places on August 8, 1984,[5] and consequently listed on September 18, 1984.[6]

See also

References
  1. "EMYM.ORG - Parroquia Invención de la Santísima Cruz en Bayamón". www.emym.org. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  2. "Museo de Arte Francisco Oller – Ciudad de Bayamón" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  3. Municipio de Bayamón (2011). "Historia de Bayamón" (PDF).
  4. Mari Mut, José A. (2013-08-28). Los Pueblos de Puerto Rico y Las Iglesias de Sus Plazas [The Pueblos of Puerto Rico, and the Churches of its Plazas] (PDF) (in Spanish). pp. 40–42. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  5. Marisa Gomez and Ester Cardona (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Thematic Nomination: Historic Churches of Puerto Rico". National Park Service. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  6. "NPGallery Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved 2022-02-07.


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