Temple Of The Oratory Of St. Philip Neri

Monumental work erected by Bachelor Juan Antonio Pérez Espinosa in 1712.

The temple has a peculiar legend that tells that in 1910, at the beginning of the Revolutionary movement, the priests of the church thought about how to protect the valuable pieces they kept, so they acquired a bull of about a year old, they dissected it and inside it they kept all its treasure. Although there is no evidence that this is true, it is said that in the masses they kneel in front of a golden calf, a symbol of paganism.


Location:

Insurgentes #12 Downtown. C.P. 37700.


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