Iglesia de la Merced

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  • Address
    cnr Jirón de la Unión & Miró Quesada, Lima Centro
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  • Phone
    427 8199

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The Iglesia de la Merced has a multilayered history. It was built on the site of the first Mass celebrated in Lima (which was held in 1534), but the original church was soon replaced by a larger version. This in turn, was torn down, rebuilt in 1628, promptly flattened by the 1687 earthquake, then once again rebuilt.

Work started on a new façade after more damage in the 1746 earthquake, and in 1773 the church was gutted by a fire that destroyed all paintings and vestments in the sacristy. Most of today's church dates from the 18th century.