Invención de la Santa Cruz Parish

Invención de la Santa Cruz Church
Parroquia de la Invención de la Santa Cruz
View of the church in 2012
Invención de la Santa Cruz Church
Location in Puerto Rico
18°23′41″N 66°09′15″W / 18.394672°N 66.15429°W / 18.394672; -66.15429
LocationBayamón Pueblo
Address12 Degetau Street, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
History
StatusParish
Founded1750
DedicationExaltation of the Holy Cross
Dedicated1772
Architecture
Heritage designationNRHP
Designated1984
Architect(s)Jose Martinez de Matos
Groundbreaking1750
Completed1799
Administration
ArchdioceseSan Juan de Puerto Rico
Church Santa Cruz of Bayamón
Built1750-1799
MPSHistoric Churches of Puerto Rico MPS
NRHP reference No.84003162
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1984

Invención de la Santa Cruz (Spanish for Invention of the Holy Cross) is a historic Catholic parish church located in Bayamón Pueblo, the historic and administrative downtown area of Bayamón, Puerto Rico. The church is located on the Plaza de Hostos, the main town square of Bayamón, at 12 Degetau Street, in front of the former city hall and current Francisco Oller Museum building.