PERU, 2009, Cultural Heritage of Humanity stamp features the Jesuit Church in CuscoThe Church of the Society of Jesus, one of the best examples of Baroque architecture in the Americas, was originally built in 1571 on the east side of the Plaza de Armas on land once occupied by the fabulous palace of the Inca Wuayna Qhapaq. The earthquake of 1650, however, destroyed the original church almost entirely and its rebuilding took another 18 years. The church was put up next to the Cusco cathedral which it easily rivals in grandeur and beauty, a fact that local authorities were not necessarily happy about.
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 Cusco
PERU, 2006, Scott 1493 with its special FDI cancelThe 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
