Santuario Padre Hurtado, Catholic sanctuary in Estación Central, Chile.
Santuario Padre Hurtado is a Catholic sanctuary in Estación Central housing the tomb of Saint Alberto Hurtado in a circular chapel. Water features and green areas surround the building, creating a peaceful setting for prayer and reflection.
Alberto Hurtado died on 18 August 1952 and was buried in the Chapel of the Beatitudes next to the Hogar de Cristo. After his beatification in Rome on 16 October 1994, construction of the sanctuary began that same year; Cardinal Carlos Oviedo Cavada blessed it on 19 November 1995, when the Hogar de Cristo turned 50, and Hurtado's remains were moved there that year.
The museum at the main entrance, opened in 2010, displays photographs and personal effects from Alberto Hurtado's childhood, youth, Jesuit vocation and death. The chapel of the Beatitudes, where his remains lay for 43 years, keeps a painting of the Sermon on the Mount by Miguel Venegas Cifuentes, teacher of Roberto Matta and Nemesio Antúnez.
The sanctuary is open daily for personal prayer and contemplation, with a small museum exhibition inside. Visitors can spend as much time as they need exploring the chapel and learning about the life and work displayed in the exhibition.
The stone sarcophagus of Saint Alberto Hurtado contains soil from every region of Chile, representing the nation as a whole. This detail makes his burial place a symbol of national unity and connection across the country.
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