Ecclesiastical Museum and archive of the Archdiocese of Corrientes

Located on Yrigoyen St. between Santa Fe and Corrientes Streets
(Cathedral) Cultural Undersecretariat Tel. No. 03783-427073
Open Mondays through Fridays from 9 to 12

This museum is devoted to sacred art and harbors extremely valuable pieces, the most notable of which are an 18th century tabernacle from Upper Perú, two engraved silver chalices inlaid with stones dating from the end of the 19th century, a ciborium used by Pope John Paul II, five gold plated books pertaining to the old service, two miters embroidered in gold two crucified figures of Christ belonging to the Jesuits and a valuable and exquisitely bound ecclesiastical archive starting off in 1764.

Corrientes
The city of Corrientes, located on the banks of the Paraná River is the capital of the province of Corrientes- It lies 860km -Way from the Federal Capital. In order to get there from Buenos Aires, one must travel down national route No. 9 up to its intersection with national route No. 12. One must then take this route to Cross the Zarate-Brazo Largo railway complex and then carry on down it up to Corrientes. Amongst the attractions worth visiting are the convents of San Francisco (st. Francis) and de la Merced (of Mercy),covered with Carrara marble, and the church of the Holy Cross of Miracles.