Iglesia de la Merced

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  • Address
    Pérez 512, town center
  • Phone
    645 1483

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Lonely Planet review

This church is blessed with the most beautiful interior of any church in Sucre and possibly in Bolivia. The church's founding date is uncertain, but it's believed to be sometime in the early 1550s. The building was completed no later than the early 1580s. The Baroque-style altar and carved mestizo pulpit are decorated with filigree and gold inlay.

Several paintings by the esteemed artist Melchor Pérez de Holguín are on display - notably El Nacimiento de Jesús , El Nacimiento de María and a self-portrait of the artist rising from the depths of Purgatory. There are also sculptures by other artists. The views from the bell tower are splendid.