Porto Alegre Brazil Temple
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The Porto Alegre Brazil Temple is the 102nd operating temple
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Temple construction began on May 2, 1998. The Temple was dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley
on December 17, 2000. The Temple sits on a hill in Porto Alegre
's Vila Jardim district.
The Porto Alegre Temple overlooks the city from the east toward a large river and port for which the city is named. It has an exterior of white granite and a single spire topped with a statue of the angel Moroni. The temple has a total of 10700 square feet (994.1 m²), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.
The Porto Alegre Temple was the last temple of the LDS Church to be dedicated in the 20th century.
Temple (LDS Church)
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , a temple is a building dedicated to be a House of the Lord, and they are considered by Church members to be the most sacred structures on earth. Upon completion, temples are usually open to the public for a short period of time...
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Temple construction began on May 2, 1998. The Temple was dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley
Gordon B. Hinckley
Gordon Bitner Hinckley was an American religious leader and author who served as the 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from March 12, 1995 until his death...
on December 17, 2000. The Temple sits on a hill in Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...
's Vila Jardim district.
The Porto Alegre Temple overlooks the city from the east toward a large river and port for which the city is named. It has an exterior of white granite and a single spire topped with a statue of the angel Moroni. The temple has a total of 10700 square feet (994.1 m²), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.
The Porto Alegre Temple was the last temple of the LDS Church to be dedicated in the 20th century.
See also
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
- Temple (Latter Day Saints)
- Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsComparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsBelow is a chronological list of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with sortable columns. In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a temple is a building dedicated to be a House of the Lord, and considered by church members to be the most sacred structures on earth...
- Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)