Santuario del Señor de Luren, Catholic church in Ica, Peru

Santuario del Señor de Luren is a neo-Romanesque church with a Latin cross plan and three portals with brick arches, standing between block 10 of Ayacucho and block 7 of Piura in Ica. Its light grey and cream facade rises into a tall tiered tower with arched red-brown windows, a round clock face and small columns, flanked by two pairs of shorter domed turrets. An arched wooden door sits at the centre, between two smaller arched windows, behind a black wrought-iron fence.

The first temple on the site was built on 13 May 1556 as a simple adobe and wood hermitage to house the figure of the Lord of Luren. A fire on 23 June 1918 destroyed it and damaged the image; the committee "Los 16 Amigos" was formed the next day to repair the Christ and build a new temple. The 2007 earthquake of magnitude 7.9 left the sanctuary partially ruined, especially the bell tower, and reconstruction ran from 2016 until its inauguration on 14 June 2019.

The sanctuary holds deep religious meaning for locals, who honor the Christ figure through devotion and bring it out during major religious celebrations. People gather here to express their faith and participate in traditions that have shaped community life for generations.

The sanctuary sits south of downtown Ica and is reachable by foot from the main square through local streets. Visitors should wear respectful clothing for a religious site and plan to avoid busy festival times if seeking a quieter experience.

The image of the Lord of Luren was not made for Ica: tradition says it arrived in a box carried by a donkey that stopped near the Ica Valley at a spot called Rodamonte. The locals opened the crate and found the Christ, and a church was later raised where the animal refused to go on.