Iglesia de Santa Ana, Catholic church in Cusco District, Peru
Iglesia de Santa Ana is a church building in Cusco featuring adobe walls and buttresses constructed atop Inca stone foundations. A separate tower rises above the square and commands views across the historic city.
The parish of Santa Ana was established in 1559 to serve the Christian community in the Q'armenqa neighborhood. The building rose during a period of intensive urban transformation following Spanish conquest.
The church once held the Corpus Series, twelve large canvases depicting Cusco's Corpus Christi celebration; they are now shown at the Museo de Arte Religioso del Cusco. The church venerates the Señor del Cabildo, painted in a half-dark canvas, and an image of Saint Anne that joins the annual Corpus Christi procession.
The building sits on Santa Ana Square in Cusco's historic core, easily reached on foot from other landmarks. The location sits on hillside terrain, so visitors should be prepared for uneven paths and steep walkways.
The church once held the Corpus Series, twelve large canvases of Cusco's Corpus Christi celebration; they are now shown at the Museo de Arte Religioso del Cusco. Inside hangs a half-darkened painting of the Señor del Cabildo, still venerated, and the image of Santa Ana joins the annual Corpus Christi procession.
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