Parroquia Nuestra Señora de la Rábida, Modern Catholic church in Congreso district, Buenos Aires, Argentina

This church is a modern brick structure with red walls located at the corner of Avenida Belgrano and Luis Sáenz Peña. The simple design reflects contemporary architecture from the time it was built.

The land's story begins on 14 November 1875, when the ship Savoy left Genoa carrying fifteen Daughters of Mercy and the first Salesian Fathers sent by Don Bosco; they reached Buenos Aires on 14 December. The Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy had been founded by María Josefa Rossello in Savona on 10 August 1837, when she was 27. The parish has been led by Horacio Manuel Varela Roca (1988-2004), José Ignacio Dabusti (2004-2017) and, since 2018, Nicolás Julián Retes.

The parish is dedicated to Our Lady of Rábida, a devotion tied to the Franciscan monastery in Palos de la Frontera where Columbus prayed before sailing. The site's story begins with fifteen Daughters of Mercy and the first Salesian Fathers sent by Don Bosco, who sailed from Genoa on 14 November 1875 and reached Buenos Aires on 14 December. The sisters cared for the sick in private homes.

The parish stands at Avenida Belgrano 1502, on the corner of Luis Sáenz Peña, directly opposite the Central Department of the Argentine Federal Police in Congreso. The sources give no opening hours, Mass times or visitor facilities, so check locally before planning a visit; the address and the facing building are the reliable orientation points.

The parish takes its name from the monastery of La Rábida in Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, where Columbus is said to have prayed before his 1492 voyage. The church stands on Avenida Belgrano 1502, opposite the Central Department of the Argentine Federal Police. Its land is linked to the 1875 arrival of the first Salesians and the Daughters of Mercy from Genoa.