Sanctuary of Las Nazarenas
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| Sanctuary of Las Nazarenas | |
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| Location | Lima District, Lima, Peru |
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| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Province | Lima |
| District | Lima |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Sanctuary |
| Completed | 1771 |
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Altar Señor de los Milagros in Sanctuary of Las Nazarenas - Lima, Peru
The Sanctuary of Las Nazarenas is a church in Lima and is the site of the Peruvian Catholic procession of the Lord of Miracles, Señor de los Milagros, who is also the patron of the city. It was constructed together with the Monastery of Nazarenas in 1771, after a major earthquake in 1746.
From this church begins America's most important[citation needed] religious procession on October 18 and 28.
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- 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings
- Roman Catholic churches in Lima
- Carmelite churches
- Baroque architecture in the Spanish Empire
- Peruvian architecture
- Andean Baroque architecture in Peru
