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Church of the Society of Jesus (Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús), Cusco, Peru

Church of the Society of Jesus (Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús), Cusco, Peru

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Church of the Society of Jesus (Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús), Cusco, Peru

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Location: Cusco, Cusco, Cusco, Peru

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Matto

April 22, 2024

If you want to visit the churches in Cusco, you should buy the Religious Circuit Ticket. It is valid for this church, the Cathedral of Cusco, the Museum of Religious Art, the San Blas Church and the San Cristobal Church.

Opening hours for the Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús: Monday to Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and in the afternoon from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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Björn

August 14, 2023

The Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús (Church of the Society of Jesus) is a historic Jesuit church in Cusco, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire, in the Cusco Region, Peru. It is located in Plaza de Armas de Cusco, the city center. It is built on an Inca palace. [1] It is one of the finest examples of Spanish Baroque architecture in Peru. The architecture of this building had a great influence on the development of much Baroque architecture in the southern Andes. Construction began in 1576, but was severely damaged in an earthquake in 1650. The reconstruction of the church was completed in 1673.

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Andi

April 27, 2024

The Church of the Company of Jesus is a Jesuit church in Cusco, Peru. It was built on the site of Amarucancha, the palace of Huayna Cápac. It is located in the Plaza de Armas in the center of the city.

As is well known, in the Inca period the large main square of the Incas was surrounded by numerous palaces. One of the most modern and extensive was the Amarukancha, which belonged to Wayna Qhapaq and was granted to Hernando Pizarro during the Spanish invasion. Later, the property was acquired by the heirs of the conqueror through the spouses Diego de Silva and Teresa Orgoñez and was donated to the Jesuits upon their arrival in this city in 1571 to build the church of their order.

The church is made mainly of andesite and has the most beautiful and elaborate façade among the churches in the city; above the entrance door is a Virgin of the Immaculate Conception carved in berenguela (a material similar to marble). It has two external chapels attached to the main building, to the north is the Chapel of the Virgin of Loreto (since 1894 it has been known as the Chapel of the Virgin of Lourdes), which is still used for worship and where the Lord of Loreto is almost always venerated. Burgos, which was transferred from the demolished church of San Agustín, and to the south the Chapel of San Ignacio de Loyola, donated to the Society of Artisans of Cusco. The Society of Jesus inside consists of a single nave, in the background of which the imposing main altar stands out, carved in cedar wood in a hybrid style by Cristóbal Clemente around 1670 and entirely gilded with gold leaf, measuring 21 meters high and 12 meters wide. In the central part of the altar is the large image of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, above it a painting representing the Transfiguration of the Lord and above it an unknown order sign.
Source: cusco-live.com/es/directorio/item/iglesia-de-la-compania-de-jesus.html

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Church of the Society of Jesus (Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús), Cusco, Peru

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