The Church at Cuzco

The COOK ISLANDS in 1991 issued a series of $50 silver commemorative coins honoring the 5th centenary of the discovery of America. One of the coins pictured the Jesuit church at Cuzco

The Church of St. Peter, Lima

PERU, 2006, Scott 1493

The Jesuits arrived in Peru in 1568. Among the earliest churches built was that of St. Peter finished in 1638, one of the finest examples of religious, colonial and Baroque architecture in Peru. The interior is noted for gilded arches and altars, hand painted tiles, sculptures, and works by the Jesuit artist Br. Bernardo Bitti. Except for the time of the Suppression, the church has been the site of important Jesuit pastoral activity. More

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