Iglesia La Viñita, Colonial church in Recoleta, Chile

Iglesia La Viñita is a colonial-style adobe church at the foot of Cerro Blanco in Recoleta, Santiago. Inside is a polychrome wooden image of the Virgin of Montserrat dating from 1574, said to have been found half-carved by an indigenous person on the hill and finished in Lima. A replica of the Virgin stands in a display case at the main entrance, flanked by thanksgiving plaques.

In 1545 Inés de Suárez had a chapel to the Virgin of Montserrat built on the western slope of Cerro Blanco; it was finished in 1547 and was the country's first Catholic building. Moved to the foot of the hill, it collapsed in the 1647 earthquake, and the Dominicans built a replacement nearby. The church was demolished around 1830 and rebuilt from 23 November 1834 on land donated by Pedro Nolasco León.

The Virgin of Montserrat is venerated in Chile as patroness of delinquents, who entrust themselves to her to come out of their exploits unharmed. For this reason the Archdiocese of Santiago entrusted the chapel's pastoral care to the Paternitas Foundation, a Catholic charity linked to the national chaplaincy of Chile's Gendarmería, which runs workshops for the rehabilitation of young people who have offended and want to leave the criminal environment. The image of the child in the Virgin's hands was donated by a family of colonial Santiago.

The building sits at the intersection of Santos Dumont Street and Recoleta Avenue, making it straightforward to locate. A foundation has managed the site for several years, caring for its upkeep and visitor access.

According to local accounts, an indigenous person discovered the statue of the Virgin of Montserrat on the hill rather than finding it placed there. This unexpected discovery created a direct connection between the local people and the sacred object that shaped how the site was perceived.