Church of Our Lady of Patronage, Lima explained

Church of Our Lady of Patronage
Native Name:	Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Patrocinio
Native Name Lang:	es
Religious Affiliation:	Catholicism
Location:	Jirón Manco Cápac 164, Rímac, Lima, Peru
Heritage Designation:	Cultural heritage of Peru
Architecture Style:	Baroque
Year Completed:	1754

The Church of Our Lady of Patronage (Spanish; Castilian: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Patrocinio) is a Catholic church located in the traditional district of Rímac, part of the Historic Centre of Lima, Peru.

History

The beguinage and the first chapel were completed in 1688. The temple as a whole was only completed in 1754. In 1919 the beguinage was transformed into the convent of the Dominican nuns of the Most Holy Rosary.^[1]

Architecture

The temple is located at Jirón Manco Cápac 164, on the eastern side of the Alameda de los Descalzos, built in the 17th century.^{[2] [3]} Next to this public space are also the Church of Saint Liberata and that of Our Lady of the Angels.

The Patrocinio is an atypical church, as its plan is rectangular, it lacks a transept, and it has a half-orange dome over the main chapel.^[1]

References

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Notes and References

1. Book: Bonilla, E. . Lima y El Callao. Guía de Arquitectura y Paisaje . . 2009 . Madrid . 168-169 . es.
2. Book: Albardonedo Freire, Antonio José . El urbanismo de Sevilla durante el reinado de Felipe II . Guadalquivir . 2002 . Seville . 191-208 . es.
3. Book: Durán Montero, María Antonia . III Jornadas de Andalucía y América . La Rábida, Imprenta E.E.H.A. . 1984 . Seville . La Alameda de los Descalzos de Lima y su relación con las de Hércules de Sevilla y la del Prado de Valladolid.