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    The Church of The Candelaria

The Church of the Candelaria as it is popularly known, is a Colombian church of Catholic worship dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the invocation of the Candelaria, is located in the 11th street with race 4, in the neighborhood La Candelaria, historical sector of the city of Bogotá, and belongs to the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the archdiocese of Bogota. Temple of colonial origin, it was part of the old convent of La Candelaria, where the Agustinian School of San Nicolás currently operates. The building is composed of three naves, the main or central and two sides, and has two towers on the front facade. Its construction began in 1686 and was completed in 1703, after which it was completely restored between 2003 and 2005. The temple houses important works of religious art of colonial origin.