Sanctuary and Monastery of Las Nazarenas

The Sanctuary and Monastery of Las Nazarenas is a church in Lima and is the site of the Peruvian Catholic procession of the Lord of Miracles, Señor de los Milagros, who is also the patron of the city. It was constructed together with the Monastery of Nazarenas in 1771, after a major earthquake in 1746.

Sanctuary of Las Nazarenas
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
DistrictLima
ProvinceLima
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSanctuary
Location
LocationLima District, Lima, Peru
Geographic coordinates12°02′47.30″S 77°01′48.13″W
Architecture
Completed1771
Altar Señor de los Milagros in Sanctuary of Las Nazarenas - Lima, Peru

From this church begins America's most important religious procession on October 18 and 28.

See also

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.