La Compañía, Jesuit church in Graneros, Chile.
La Compañía is the parish church of Inmaculada Concepción de la Compañía, a Catholic temple in the locality of La Compañía, Graneros commune. The rebuilt church, inaugurated on 17 March 2017, follows the original design of its central nave and tower and adds a new wing. It replaced the 1758–1763 Jesuit temple destroyed by the 27 February 2010 earthquake.
Construction took place between 1758 and 1763, and the building changed hands after the Jesuits were expelled from Spanish America in 1767. Subsequent owners maintained it as a church for the growing community.
The parish is named Inmaculada Concepción de la Compañía, and the church is also called Iglesia de la Compañía after the Hacienda La Compañía the Jesuits owned from the 17th century. Since 1974 it has held parish status, and chapels such as Cerro Grande de La Compañía depend on it.
The church was fully reconstructed following the 2010 earthquake and reopened in 2017 with improved facilities. Visitors will find a stable, updated building that is accessible to the public.
The hacienda and church were leased, not owned, by Irish colonist Miguel Ryan until 1771, when a public auction on 24 October transferred them to Mateo de Toro y Zambrano. Ryan's tenancy shows the estate's brief Irish connection between Jesuit expulsion and Chilean ownership.
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