Iglesia de San Pedro, Huasco, Parish church in Huasco, Chile.
San Pedro Church is a parish church with modern architecture in Huasco, Chile, featuring twenty-one stained glass windows. These windows depict scenes from Saint Peter's life and fill the interior with colored light.
The current building was constructed between 1976 and 1980, replacing an earlier adobe and wooden church from 1890. The previous structure had served the community for nearly a century before being replaced.
Every year the feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul is held on the Monday closest to 29 June, honouring the patron of fishermen. The figure of Saint Peter is carried through the streets escorted by religious dances and music, and a boat procession takes it across the bay of Huasco, where fishermen and their families greet it.
The church stands on the Plaza de Armas Arturo Prat in Huasco, so it is reached on foot from anywhere in the centre. The parish also serves six chapels in the area, among them Carrizal Bajo and Huasco Bajo. The feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul is held on the Monday nearest 29 June, with the figure carried through the streets and by boat across the bay.
Architects Hugo Chacaltana and Lucy Sims designed the building with nautical elements woven throughout its structural design. These architectural details connect the physical form to the region's maritime history in unexpected ways.
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