- Ikheli: Enrique Mac Iver 341, eSantiago, Región Metropolitana, eChile;
- Ikhasi elisemthethweni: mercedarios.cl;
- Ifoni: +56 2 2639 5684;
- Unyaka wokwakha: unyaka we-1566.
Noma ubani ovakashele inhloko-dolobha yaseChile, iSantiago, akakwazi ukudlula esigcawini esidumile se-Plaza de Armas. Indlela evamile yezivakashi ayipheli ngalesi sigameko, kodwa iqala kuphela. Emva kwakho konke, amabhlokhi amabili kuphela ukusuka esigcawini yi-Basilica ye-Virgin Mercedes. Isonto lakhiwa ngekhulu le-15, kodwa lisengendawo yokukhulekela. Ukunakwa kwezakhi zokuvakasha kudonsa izakhiwo ezimibalabala, ezithandwa ngabalingisi bezobuciko. Isonto laphakanyiselwa phezulu kwisikhumbuzo sezwe saseChile.
Umlando wendalo
Kwakukhona i-Basilica edolobheni ngemva kokufika kwamakholandi e-Order of the Virgin of Mercedes, okwakunganikelwa umbusi wonke usizo. Ekubonga iminyaka eyisikhombisa esetshenziswe eSantiago, lezi zakhiwo zazakhela isonto, inqubo yokwakha yaphela ngo-1566. Njengoba idolobha, njengezwe, lisendaweni yomsebenzi wesimiso oqinile, ukuzamazama komhlaba akukwazanga ukudlula iBasilica. Eminyakeni engaphezu kwekhulu lelibandla lalimile ngendlela yalo yangempela, kodwa ngo-1683 lalinakele kakhulu ngenxa yokuzamazama komhlaba. I-basilica yakhiwa kabusha, futhi izinkonzo zokukhulekela zaqala ukuqhutshwa khona futhi. Kwaphinde kwadingeka umsebenzi wokwakha nokubuyisela ngo-1736, lapho isonto liphinde lahlaselwa ukuzamazama komhlaba.
I-Basilica ye-Virgin Mercedes namuhla
Izivakashi ziyamenywa ukuba zivakashele yonke inkimbinkimbi yokwakha: ihlanganisa isonto ngokwayo, i-monastery eseduze, izakhiwo zezomnotho. Abahambi abanesithakazelo ekwakhiweni kweSantiago, kubalulekile ukubuka lesi sidalwa esiyingqayizivele somuntu. Kodwa iBaslica inesithakazelo ekuboniseni inkolo, ngakho-ke iba khona abafundisayo, izazi zemfundiso yenkolo futhi balambile nje ukuze bafunde ngeKatolika. Isimo sangaphandle esihle sizosiza ekuhloleni imisebenzi yokubuyisela. Ikakhulukazi Kunconywa ukuba uhlolisise isakhiwo ekushoneni kwelanga.
Uyakhuthaza ukuvakashela iBaslica nokufinyeleleka ngesinyathelo ngesinyathelo. Ukuhamba ukuzungeza iSantiago, kubalulekile ukubeka umzila kuwo. Khona-ke umuntu angabona esinye sezakhiwo ezinhle kakhulu ezakhiwe ngesitayela se-Neo-Renaissance. Esinye isizathu sokuvakashela esontweni kuyimyuziyamu esendaweni yenkimbinkimbi. Iqoqa izinto zemasiko nobuciko, kanye nezibalo ezivela e-Easter Island.
Indlela yokuya e-Basilica?
Ukuya e-Basilica akulula, ngoba ungasebenzisa izithuthi zomphakathi. Isonto litholakala emabhuloki amabili kusukela esigodini esiphakathi saseSantiago. Dlula leli khasi akunakwenzeka, ngoba isakhiwo sombala we-terracotta sisho ngokumelene nesizinda samakhaya anamuhla. Lena indawo ekahle lapho ungaphumula khona umsindo wedolobha.