Church of the Society of Jesus (Cusco, Peru)

Church of the Society of Jesus
Location Cusco
Country Peru
Denomination Roman Catholic
Lateral view

The Church of the Society of Jesus is a historic Jesuit church in Cusco, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire, in Peru. It is situated in the Plaza de Armas, the city center. It is built on the site of an Inca palace.[1] It is an example of Andean Baroque architecture. Its construction began in 1576, but it was badly damaged in an earthquake in 1650. The rebuilt church was completed nearly two decades later.[2] The Jesuit college in Cusco was dedicated the Transfiguration of Christ, and the high altar features a painting of the Transfiguration attributed to the Jesuit Diego de la Puente.[3] The most notable piece of art in the church is a painting depicting the marriage of Martín García de Loyola, the nephew of Ignatius Loyola to Beatriz, the great-niece of the Inca ruler Tupac Amaru.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "CUSCO - THE COMPANIA de JESUS CHURCH IN CUZCO - PERU". www.cusco-peru.org. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  2. ↑ "La Compañía de Jesús - Cusco, Peru". Sacred-destinations.com. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  3. ↑ Wuffarden, Luis Eduardo. "La Procession du Corpus Christi a Cuzco: La communauté de la Merci (les moines de la Merci, autel de la transfiguration)".
  4. ↑ MacCulloch, Diarmaid (2009). Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years. New York: Viking. pp. 697, and plate 59.

Coordinates: 13°31′2.64″S 71°58′41.5626″W / 13.5174000°S 71.978211833°W / -13.5174000; -71.978211833


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