Mercedes Castellanos de Anchorena
Mercedes Castellanos de Anchorena, Marquesa de La Iglesia Católica (born María Luisa de las Mercedes Castellanos de la Iglesia; 24 September 1840 - 9 July 1920) was an Argentine aristocrat and philanthropist. She commissioned the San Martín Palace and funded the construction of the Basilica of the Blessed Sacrament, the Monastery of Saint Teresa of Jesus, and the Cathedral of Salta. Castellanos de Anchorena, dedicated to Catholic causes, also gave scholarships to students at the Pontifical Latin American College in Rome. She was ennobled by Pope Pius XI and awarded the Pontifical Golden Rose, becoming the first Argentine to be made a papal marchioness.
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San Martín Palace
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Basilica of the Blessed Sacrament
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Monastery of Saint Teresa of Jesus
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Cathedral of Salta
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Pontifical Latin American College
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Pope Pius XI
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Pontifical Golden Rose
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papal marchioness
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Mercedes Castellanos de Anchorena
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24 September 1840
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9 July 1920
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