8192 x 5464 px | 69,4 x 46,3 cm | 27,3 x 18,2 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
9 giugno 2023
Ubicazione:
Jirón de la Unión, Lima, Peru
Altre informazioni:
The Basilica and Priory of Nuestra Señora de la Merced is a Roman Catholic church located in Lima, Peru. It was designed in the Baroque style known as Churrigueresque. The church was built under the supervision of Friar Miguel de Orenes in 1535. The Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy, the patroness of the Peruvian Armed Forces, is venerated in the Basilica. The Mercedarians, who evangelized the region, helped to develop Lima by building many of the churches preserved today. The reconstruction of the church and the convent after the earthquake of 1746 lasted for most of the second half of the 18th century. The façade is an example of the Liman Churrigueresque with the statue of the Virgin of Mercy in a central niche surrounded by other images.
