Iglesia de la Recoleta Franciscana, Neoclassical church in Recoleta, Santiago, Chile

Iglesia de la Recoleta Franciscana is a Neoclassical church with Tuscan influence in Recoleta, Santiago. Its main facade has three round-arched entrances, one per nave, framed by Ionic pilasters on pedestals; above them a triangular pediment is crowned by a volute-ornamented parapet with cup-shaped finials.

Franciscans built the first church and convent on donated land in La Chimba in the mid-17th century; the 1730 earthquake forced a rebuild. In 1817 the complex housed the Liberating Army. In 1845 Father Vicente Crespo began the reconstruction with architect Antonio Vidal, and Fray Andresito helped raise the funds.

The church is also known as Recoleta Franciscana, after the Franciscan recolección founded here in La Chimba in the mid-17th century. Fray Andresito, the emblematic figure of its reconstruction, helped raise the funds that made the work possible.

The church stands in the Recoleta district of Santiago, north of the Mapocho river, and is reached by the Recoleta avenue corridor served by public transport. The main facade faces the street, so the three arched entrances and the Ionic pilasters are seen from the pavement before entering.

A bronze fountain that stood in the Plaza de Armas until 1838 was later placed for a time in front of the church. The church was declared a National Monument on 24 July 1973.