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( 425-1279; cnr Tacna & Callao; 7:30am-noon & 5-8pm)
Honoring the first saint
of the Americas, this plain, terra- cotta-hued church on a congested avenue is located
roughly at the site of her birth. The modest adobe sanctuary in the gardens was built in the
17th century for Santa Rosa's prayers and meditation.
Casa-Capilla de San Martín de Porres
( 423-0707; Callao 535; 9am-1pm & 3-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-1pm Sat)
Right across
the street from the Santuario de Santa Rosa de Lima, this building (now a center of reli-
gious study) commemorates the birthplace of San Martín. Visitors are welcome to view
the bright interior patios and diminutive chapel.
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Iglesia de las Nazarenas
( 423-5718; cnr Tacna & Huancavelica; 7am-1pm & 5-9pm)
One of Lima's most
storied churches was part of a 17th-century shantytown inhabited by former slaves. One
of them painted an image of the Crucifixion on a wall here. It survived the devastating
earthquake of 1655 and a church was built around it (the painting serves as the centerpiece
of the main altar) in the 1700s. The church has been rebuilt many times since but the wall
endures; on October 18 each year a representation of the mural, known as 'El Señor de los
Milagros' (Christ of Miracles), is carried around in a tens-of-thousands-strong procession
that lasts for days.
Iglesia de San Pedro
( 428-3010;
www.sanpedrodelima.org
; cnr Azángaro & Ucayali; 8:30am-1pm &
2-4pm Mon-Fri)
This small 17th-century church is considered to be one of the finest ex-
amples of baroque colonial-era architecture in Lima. Consecrated by the Jesuits in 1638, it
has changed little since. The interior is sumptuously decorated with gilded altars,
Moorish-style carvings and glazed tiles.
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Iglesia de San Agustín
( 427-7548; cnr Ica & Camaná; 8-9am & 4:30-7:30pm Mon-Fri)
This church has
an elaborate
churrigueresque
facade (completed in 1720), replete with stone carvings of
angels, flowers, fruit and, of course, St Augustine. Limited operating hours can make it a
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