St. Sebastian's Church, Lima
History
The layout of the temple is incorrectly attributed to Francisco Becerra (1545-1605), architect or builder from Extremadura, native of Trujillo, Spain. This artist only arrived in Lima in the year 1582, 28 years later.
Its most valuable element is the main altarpiece, which dates back to the 18th century, which was restored with the support of Spanish cooperation. On the balcony of the parish the only “crow's foot” that served as the lamp used as an element of public lighting is preserved.
The parish house of San Sebastián is a small and modest building, but it forms a unit with the church and plays an important urban function as a closing element of the square. The square still preserves its old fountain that illuminates the complex, since 1888.
This church witnessed the baptism of Rose of Lima, Martín de Porres, Francisco Bolognesi, José Santos Chocano, José María Eguren and other illustrious people from Lima.
See also
References
- ^ "Santa Rosa de Lima - Datos biográficos". Biblioteca Central Pedro Zulen - UNMSM. 2007.
- ^ "San Martín de Porres". Arzobispado de Piura. 2023-07-31.
- ^ "206° Aniversario del natalicio del Coronel Francisco Bolognesi y Día del Soldado del Ejército del Perú". Escuela Superior Conjunta de las Fuerzas Armadas del Perú. 2022-11-04.
- ^ Castañeda Jiménez, Manuel. "Juan Manuel Asencio Nocheto de Castro" (PDF). Congress of Peru.
- ^ Valdivia Dávila, Gonzalo Javier (2022). Motivos de José María Eguren como arte poética de la miniatura y visión de la fotografía (PDF) (in Spanish). Lima: PUCP. p. 64.