Iglesia del Buen Pastor, San Felipe, Historical church in San Felipe, Chile

Iglesia del Buen Pastor is a neoclassical church with Corinthian columns, a 20-metre tower and bell gable, and a nave and tower built of adobe, masonry and wood. Its interior holds three altars, the central one flanked by two of chased bronze with glass and enamel. It stands beside the cloister begun in 1859, and its design is attributed to architect Eusebio Chelli.

The Good Shepherd Congregation, founded in France in 1835 by Saint Mary Euphrasia Pelletier, sent seven nuns to Chile in 1855; on 25 May they established their house in San Felipe. The cloister rose from 1859 on land donated by Ignacia del Canto (Chacra El Carmen), and the church was built from 1876 under Mother Superior Teresa Letorcart, opening in 1878. The congregation left in 1950, and in 1989 the complex was declared a National Historic Monument.

The name refers to the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, founded by Saint Mary Euphrasia Pelletier in France in 1835. Seven sisters arrived in Chile in 1855 and established the congregation in San Felipe on 25 May of that year, with the mission of protecting abandoned children and reforming young people. A primary school founded on 3 May 1879 is among the oldest in Aconcagua.

The church and cloister stand in San Felipe, Valparaíso Region. The 2010 earthquake damaged both structures, so they were closed and a rescue operation was launched by the Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes and the Ministerio de Obras Públicas. Check locally whether the complex has reopened before planning a visit.

The church tower and bell tower rise 20 metres, and the interior holds three altars: a central one and two side altars of chiselled bronze with glass and enamel. The design is attributed to architect Eusebio Chelli, who also built the Buen Pastor church in Santiago.