Pope Francis: What is the house in which he was born and lived his childhood?

People who walk down the street stop to observe it. Many take photos, persign themselves or leave a stamp. The most daring ones ring a bell, perhaps waiting for someone on the other side to invite them to pass. Some arrive from far away, sometimes, from other continents. It is that, behind that white iron door forged on Varela Street, located in the heart of the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Flores, is the house in which one of the most recognize…

The social organization Basta de Demoler of Argentina warned this Tuesday about the need to protect the house in which Jorge Bergoglio was born, in Flores, in the face of the danger of demolition by the government. READ ALSO: The Vatican confirms that the funeral of Francisco will be held on April 26th “The height of Buenos Aires is that the house of Pope Francis in Flores is not protected as architectural heritage and could be demolished. There…

After knowing the news about the death of Pope Francis, neighborhood and patrimonial entities asked for the protection of the property located in the Flores neighborhood (Comuna 7) in which Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born. They refer to the property of Varela 268. There is also a house in Membrillar 531, in Flores, where Francisco spent his childhood and chose his religious vocation. In the Buenos Aires Lost account (@bsasperdida) they problemati…

In the heart of the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Flores, more precisely in Varela Street at 268, there is a simple house full of history: Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born there, who decades later became Pope Francis. This property, built in 1932, was the home of his family at the time of his birth. Although many believed that he had been born in Membrillar Street 531 , where part of his childhood passed, an investigation by the historian Daniel Va…