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Iglesia Santo Cristo del Buen Viaje

Iglesia Santo Cristo del Buen Viaje - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Iglesia del Santo Cristo del Buen Viaje is located in Old Havana, Havana on Calle Cristo between Calles Lamparilla y Teniente Rey. Built at a time in which transatlantic crossings were risky, it acquired popularity during colonial times as a temple dedicated to travelers and navigators. Travelers and especially sailors would visit before leaving on a journey, and to pay their respects upon arriving back on land. Later during Cuba's republican era, the devotion to Saint Rita was added to the church. Read more on Wikipedia

• type: building
• date from: 1648
• official website: http://www.iglesiadelsantocristo.org/

Source: en.wikipedia.org