Church of San Felipe Neri "La Profesa"

The Church of San Felipe Neri, commonly known as "La Profesa", is a Roman Catholic parish church that was established by the Society of Jesus late in the 16th century as the church of a community of professed Jesuits.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: Roman Catholic church in Mexico City
  • Also known as: “Oratorio de San Felipe Neri” and “Temple of San Felipe Neri ‘La Profesa’”
  • Address: 21 Calle Isabel la Católica, 06060

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral and Museo del Estanquillo.

Church
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The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, also commonly called the , is the cathedral church of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico. is situated 360 metres east of Church of San Felipe Neri "La Profesa".

Museum
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The is located in the Historic Center of Mexico City, Mexico. The museum houses the personal collection of the writer Carlos Monsivais, encompassing paintings, photography, toys, albums, calendars, advertising and books.

Theater building
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The is a prominent cultural center in . It hosts performing arts events, literature events and plastic arts galleries and exhibitions. is situated 530 metres west of Church of San Felipe Neri "La Profesa".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centro and Tlatelolco.

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The old city center or Histórico of , centered on the Plaza de la Constitución, has been the heart of the nation since Aztec times. Its colonial and European architecture and narrow cobblestone streets set it apart from the rest of Mexico City.

Quarter
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was a pre-Columbian altepetl, or city-state, in the . Its inhabitants, known as the Tlatelolca, were part of the Mexica, a Nahuatl-speaking people who arrived in what is now central Mexico in the 13th century.

Neighborhood
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is one of the better-known neighborhoods or colonias in the Cuauhtémoc borough of . The neighborhood is shaped like a long triangle with the boundaries: Paseo de la Reforma on the north, Avenida Chapultepec on the south, and Eje 1 Poniente on the east.

Church of San Felipe Neri "La Profesa"

Latitude
19.43385° or 19° 26′ 2″ north
Longitude
-99.13651° or 99° 8′ 11″ west
Open location code
76F2CVM7+G9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 158032448
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q7698749
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Church of San Felipe Neri "La Profesa"” goes by many names.

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