The Iglesia de San Sebastián is recognizable by its distinct pink and white facade facing the intersection of Ica and Chancay streets. Founded in fifteen fifty-four, it is the third oldest parish in Lima. Its history is tied to the city’s…
Saints of Lima
This tour walks you through the life stories of Lima's historic saints, visiting the very spots where they were born, baptized, lived, and laid to rest.
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1. Iglesia de San Sebastián
2. Birth home of St. Martin de Porres
This house is marked by its bright interior patios and a diminutive chapel tucked away inside, standing in the heart of Lima as the birthplace of Saint Martin de Porres. Born here in fifteen seventy-nine to a Spanish nobleman and a freed…
3. Church of Santa Rosa
The Sanctuary of Saint Rose of Lima sits on Avenida Tacna, occupying the historical site of the family home where Isabel Flores de Oliva, known as Saint Rose, spent much of her life. Born in fifteen eighty-six, she was the first person…
4. Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo, Lima
The Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo is recognizable by a bell tower that rises forty-six meters, featuring a distinct design of three superimposed sections with balconies supported by corbels. Founded on land granted by Francisco…
5. Convento Santa Rosa de las Monjas
The Monasterio de Santa Rosa de las Monjas is set apart by its location on the site of the former home of the accountant Gonzalo de la Maza. It was within the walls of that house that Isabel Flores de Oliva—known to history as Saint Rose…
6. El Olivar de San Isidro Park
El Olivar de San Isidro is defined by more than one thousand six hundred twisted, centuries-old olive trees that create a dense, shaded canopy in the middle of the city. This park occupies the site of a historic olive grove that dates back…