Santa Ana Church, Glew, Neoclassical church in Glew, Argentina

Santa Ana Church is a house of worship built in neoclassical style, featuring a simple rectangular form enhanced by decorative skylights with blue and white glass. The building continues to serve as an active place of worship today.

Vicenta del Castillo de Calvo funded the start of construction in 1904, with Pablo Regazzoni as builder; she died that same year, before the first bricks were laid. Nicanor Ezeiza carried the patronage through to completion, and the chapel opened in 1905, when the town was still called Cambaceres. Served by the Vicaría de Ministro Rivadavia, it recorded its first baptisms in 1935 and first marriages in 1936 under Father Joaquín Cùfari.

The walls carry frescoes by Raúl Soldi, painted between 1953 and the 1970s over 23 summers. The scenes show the life of Saint Anne, but the setting is Glew itself: the Virgin's birth takes place in a patio on the church's corner. Over sixty figures include the poet-friar in the choir and the Sunday singer as Saint Cecilia.

The church remains open during worship services as it continues to function as a place of prayer for the local community. Planning a visit around regular service times will help ensure you can access the interior.

Raúl Soldi began the frescoes in 1953 and worked on them over 23 summers, starting at seven in the morning on a rudimentary scaffold. The faces are local: the friar-poet who read him poems is painted in the choir, and Saint Cecilia at the organ is the girl who sang at Sunday Mass.