Another historic Christian church was on Friday burn down in San Francisco.
The San Francisco Church was the first Catholic church built in Chile, according to the World Monuments Fund
According to firefighters, the fire broke out at the San Francisco Church, located on Almirante Latorre Street and 21 de Mayo Street in Iquique on Chile’s northern coast.
The Regional officials said that there were no fatalities, and that the cause of the fire was under investigation.
The church was established by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia in 1554 as a chapel that housed a polychrome sculpture of the Virgin Mary.
Beyond the architecture, San Francisco Church houses one of the most important collections of colonial-era art in Chile, including significant paintings and frescoes commissioned by the viceroy.
