Iglesia de la Encarnación, Catholic church in downtown Asunción, Paraguay

The Iglesia de la Encarnación stands on the Loma Volo Cue, one of the seven hills of Asunción, at the corner of Eduardo Víctor Haedo and 14 de Mayo. Begun in 1893 by the Italian architect Juan Colombo, it is unfinished, so it fits no single style. Its Latin-cross plan has a central nave and four side naves, with a dome on a drum pierced by six Art Deco windows.

The parish of La Encarnación moved six times before reaching its present hill, Loma Volo Cue, in 1889. Construction of the current church began in 1893 under the Italian architect Juan Colombo. During the Chaco War (1932-1935) it served as a blood hospital, and in 1992 Law 53 declared it a National Historic Monument.

The parish takes its name from the Marian devotion to Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación, and the church stands on the Loma Volo Cue, one of the seven hills that shape Asunción. Its move to this hill in 1889 followed the destruction of the previous temple by fire in January of that year.

The church stands on the Loma Volo Cue hill at the corner of Eduardo Víctor Haedo, 14 de Mayo and Humaitá streets. Its seven doors give direct access from three sides, with a further entrance through the sacristy on the south side. The building is unfinished and awaits restoration, so parts of the interior may be closed.

The church holds one of only two pipe organs in Paraguay. During the Chaco War (1932–1935) it served as a blood hospital, and in 1992 Law 53 declared it a National Historic Monument; it now awaits urgent restoration.