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The Church and Monastery of Saint Catherine of Siena (Spanish: Iglesia y Monasterio de Santa Catalina de Siena) is a Catholic church and monastery located between Andahuaylas, Puno and Inambari streets in the neighbourhood of Barrios Altos, part of the historic centre of Lima, Peru.
The Church of Saint Anne (Spanish: Iglesia de Santa Ana) is a Catholic church that forms part of the historic centre of Lima, Peru.It is located in Barrios Altos, next to Italy Square, and is one of two main candidates for the location of Rímac, the Indian oracle that gave the local river—and thus the city—its name. [1]
The Archbishop's Palace of Lima is the seat of the Archdiocese of Lima. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima (Latin: Archidioecesis Limana) is part of the Catholic Church in Peru which enjoys full communion with the Holy See. The Archdiocese was founded as the Diocese of Lima on 14 May 1541.
The Catholic Church in Peru comprises seven ecclesiastical provinces each headed by an archbishop. The provinces are in turn subdivided into 19 dioceses and seven archdioceses each headed by a bishop or an archbishop. There are also 10 territorial prelatures, 8 apostolic vicariates and one Military Ordinariate in Peru.
In 2020, there were over 3,000 priests and over 9,000 nuns serving across 1,670 parishes; [3] the church also ran 136 hospitals and homes for the old and infirm. Peru has produced two famous saints, St. Rose of Lima and St. Martin de Porres , as well as two Blesseds, Ana de los Ángeles (Ana Monteagudo Ponce de León) and Antonia Luzmila Rivas ...
The Church of Saint Lazarus (Spanish: Iglesia de San Lázaro) is a Catholic church in Rímac District, part of the Historic Centre of Lima, Peru. Built in 1586, it was the first church built in the area. Since then it has been rebuilt several times after the damage left by the various earthquakes in Peru.
The Church and Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Spanish: Iglesia y Monasterio de Nuestra Señora del Carmen) is a Catholic church in the colonial area of the neighbourhood of Barrios Altos in Lima, Peru. Located in the corner of Huánuco and Junín streets, its first building dates back to the 17th century.