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La Luz del Mundo Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1152 × 864 pixel, file size: 54 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Sede internacional Iglesia del Dios Vivo Columa y Apoyo De la Verdad La Luz Del Mundo, Guadalajara Jalisco I, the creator of this work, hereby release...
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La Luz del Mundo (The Light of the World) is a controversial religioius denomination with international headquarters in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Its flagship church in Guadalajara is said to be the largest non-Catholic house of worship in Latin America. It is characterized by its pyramidal shape and innovative structure. It was erected between 1983 and 1991, largely by the members of the church. It is a notable architectural feature in Guadalajara despite being in a working-class district on the outskirts of the city. A local architect, Leopoldo Fernandez Font, designed the structure; project management was done by Joel Silva and José Rangel, and the executive engineer was Mario Uribe. A religious denomination (also simply denomination) is a subgroup within a religion that operates under a common name, tradition, and identity. ...
Coordinates: , Country Mexico State Jalisco Foundation 1542 Government - Mayor Alfonso Petersen Farah ( PAN) Area - City 187. ...
Jalisco is one of the states of the United Mexican States (Mexico). ...
Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...
A rectangular base pyramid A pyramid is any three-dimensional structure where the upper surfaces are triangular and converge on one point. ...
Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ...
Built to accommodate 12,000 worshipers, the temple is used for annual ceremonies. Members come from across Latin America every August 14th to celebrate the Santa Cena (Lord's Supper) as well as on February 14th to commemorate the birthday of the group's current leader, Samuel Joaquín Flores (known to followers as El ungido, "the anointed one").
In accordance with the movement's teachings, the building's design represents the infinite power and existence of God. Its 7 levels over a base (the Jewish chandelier or "menorah") symbolize the seven spirits of God and the progressive steps toward the human spirit's perfection. A coin issued by Mattathias Antigonus, c. ...
The church currently claims 3,500 temples around the world and 5 million members in more than 40 countries and teritorries, including Australia, Hawaii, Israel, Russia, Cape Verde, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Moldova, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Finland, Romania, Norway, United Kingdom, Italy, France, Portugal, Spain, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, Cuba, Curaçao, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, Alaska, Canada, United States, and Mexico.
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