Friar José de la Quintana Museum

Plácido Martínez 1120
Cultural Undersecretariat Tel. No. 03783-427073
Visits must be scheduled beforehand

This is a museum of sacred art comprising only one hall. There are two valuable pieces carved in ivory: a crucified Christ and a Virgin as well as 18th century sculptures in polychrome wood of st. Roque and another of St. Joseph and the Infant Christ. It also harbors several mass books, one of which dates from 1734, ornaments crafted in silver and all sorts of vestiments used during the celebration of mass. Its most prized possession is a gold-coated tabernacle set with precious stones dating from the 18th century.

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.