Holy Cross of Miracles Church

Located on Belgrano St. between Salta and Buenos Aires Streets
Cultural Undersecretariat Tel. No. 03783-427073
Can only be visited upon request

This church harbors the famous piece of "holy wood" that belonged to the first cross set up when Corrientes was founded in 1588. The first cemetery in the city was located in the hand surrounding the church. The building itself dates from 1887 and was declared a National Historical Monument. It treasures valuable pieces of sacred art and the mausoleum dedicated to Derqui who was a President of the Argentine Confederation.

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.