Meeting Point

Tangol Tours, Defensa 831, San Telmo

San Telmo

Meet your guide and small group in San Telmo and make your way to the city center. Start your tour at the place where Bergoglio lived with his parents and siblings during his first years of life. Visit formative educational institutions, such as the College of Our Lady of Mercy and Universidad del Salvador, a Jesuit university. See where the pope took his sacraments and received his religious vocation, including Basilica of San José de Flores, where he devoted his life to God when he was just 17 years old.

Flores District

The first stop, would be his childhood house in the neighborhood of Flores where he lived with his parents and his siblings. Then, you will visit the schools he attended such as the Instituto Nuestra Señora de la Misericordia & Universidad del Salvador as well as the Iglesia del Salvador. You will visit the church of his childhood and adolescence: The Basilica de San Jose de Flores. This was the Basilica where he received his "divine call" and began serving the Church. He said: "(at that exact moment) I immersed myself in God`s mercy". In this Church, Jorge Bergoglio decided to become a priest.

Almagro District

Afterwards, we will continue following Jorge Bergoglio’s journey by seeing the Basílica de María Auxiliadora y San Carlos where he was baptized. Also, we will know the history of while we have a panoramic view of the Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro, of which Pope Francis is passionate fan.

Montserrat District

Then, we will visit the San Ignacio de Loyola Church, in the Montserrat district, built by the Jesuits in 1675. This is the oldest Church in Buenos Aires and it is part of the “Manzanas de las luces”.

Plaza de Mayo & The Metropolitan Cathedral

We will continue to Plaza de Mayo and in front of this, there is the main catholic temple of Argentina: The Metropolitan Cathedral of Buenos Aires. This important 16th century building, was declared a historical monument in 1942, is the Cathedral where the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Jorge Bergoglio, gave important Masses. Also here, the devoted followers of Pope Francis awaited the announcement that he would proclaim him as Supreme Pontiff.

Ending Point

Catedral Metropolitana, San Martín 27.