Church of San Agustín
Iglesia de San Agustín
A colonial church housing Mompox’s precious Holy Week images and gilded altarpieces, at the heart of its famous Holy Week processions.
The Church of San Agustín was built in the 17th century. Its exterior is plain, but the interior holds ornate gilded carved altarpieces and precious religious images such as the “Santo Sepulcro” (Holy Sepulchre), which star in Mompox’s Holy Week processions. Mompox’s Holy Week is listed as Colombian Intangible Cultural Heritage, and the nighttime candlelit procession held the week before Easter draws large crowds of worshippers and visitors, so book accommodation well in advance. A cloister survives beside the church. The church opens around Mass times, and admission is free.
Opening hours
Open during Mass times
Nearby sights
- Casa de la Cultura de Mompox
- La Albarrada
- Mompox Filigree Workshops
- Calle Real del Medio
- Church of the Immaculate Conception
- Plaza de la Concepción & Old Market
- Church of Santo Domingo
- Parque de la Libertad