Church of Our Lady of Patronage, Lima

Not to be confused with Church of Tenaún or Basilica of the Patronage of Our Lady.

Church of Our Lady of Patronage
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Patrocinio
Religion
Affiliation	Catholicism
Location
Location	Jirón Manco Cápac 164, Rímac, Lima, Peru
Architecture
Style	Baroque
Completed	1754

The Church of Our Lady of Patronage (Spanish: 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

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

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