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Churches and Convents of the City of Cusco

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The Catholic Church accompanied, from the beginning of the conquest, the Spanish forces. To kick off their evangelizing, priestly orders of the time built their churches over the most important and spectacular Inca palaces and temples to show off their power and impose its religion on the population of Cusco. On the other hand, they had to be built to house the clergy convents. These well maintained buildings (10 in special) have architectural and historical details which are worthy of appreciation.

Belén church

DESCRIPTION Belen is the oldest convent in the city, dedicated to the seclusion of the mestizos, it was founded on April 30, 1550. The temple…

Church Compañia de Jesus

DESCRIPTION The first foundation of the church was made on July 17, 1571, by order of the Viceroy Francisco de Toledo, at the initiative of…

Church of the Merced

DESCRIPTION The church of La Merced, a true work of art of the Modern Baroque, for the works that it houses in its interiors. In…

San Blas Church

DESCRIPTION It was one of the first parishes built in Cusco by order of Viceroy Francisco Toledo, whose initial construction was destroyed by the earthquake…

San Cristóbal Church

DESCRIPTION It was built in the early years of the conquest by the Indian chief Cristóbal Paulla, lord of Qolqanpata, as a sign of his…

San Francisco de Asís Church

DESCRIPTION It was built by order of Viceroy Francisco de Toledo in 1572 as the Franciscan order. It has a simple architecture, with a single…

San Pedro Church

DESCRIPTION The devastating earthquake of 1650 destroyed the first building. Between 1688 and 1699 the construction of the current temple was carried out by the…

Santa Catalina Church and Convent

DESCRIPTION The church of Santa Catalina has a great history during the Inca period, there was the "Acllahuasi" or House of the chosen ones. It…

Church and Convent of Santo Domingo

DESCRIPTION The Convent of Santo Domingo del Cuzco was founded on the foundations of the famous "Inti cancha" in 1534. The Inca Temple of the…
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