The San Francisco Convent Of Lima Peru Travel And Tour Pictures And Photos
The San Francisco Convent Of Lima Peru
Travel And Tour Pictures And Photos

Convento de San Francisco, The San Francisco Convent Of Lima Peru
Convento de San Francisco, The San Francisco Convent Of Lima Peru
Dining Room Containing, The Last Supper, By Marcos Zapata, A Master Quechua Painter
Dining Room Containing "The Last Supper" By Marcos Zapata
The Last Supper By Marcos Zapata, A Master Quechua Painter Showing Christ And The Apostles Dining On Guinea-Pig, Papaya, And Yucca, Washed Down With A Glass Of Chicha
"The Last Supper" By Marcos Zapata, A Master Quechua Painter
Christ And The Apostles Dining On Guinea-Pig, Papaya, And Yucca,
Washed Down With A Glass Of Chicha!
Catacombs Of The Convento de San Francisco, The San Francisco Convent Of Lima Peru
Catacombs Of The Convento de San Francisco, The San Francisco Convent Of Lima Peru

Convento de San Francisco is the Spanish name for Saint Francis Monastery:

It is considered by some to be the greatest architectural complex of its kind in Latin America. Its construction was started in 1542 and completed in 1674 and is made up by the church and the convent of San Francisco, as well as of the chapels of the Solitude and the Miracle.
The convent, the cloisters and gatehouse are decorated with tiles from Seville. In the basement there is a network of underground galleries and catacombs that were a cemetery at the colonial time of the Viceroyalty.
The catacombs, or public cemetery, where slaves, servants, and others without money were buried until 1821 (rich citizens were usually buried in their home chapels). The underground labyrinth is a series of wells, some 20 meters deep, where bodies were stacked and covered with lime to reduce odor and disease. After they decomposed, the bones were stacked elsewhere.
The monestary is also the headquearters of the Museum of Religious Art and the Francisco Zurbarán Room.

The Spanish in conspiricy with the Roman Catholic Church made every attempt to keep the native people in line by the use of religion. One attempt that is shown in the Monestary is a painting of "The Last Supper" by Marcos Zapata, a master Quechua painter,. It shows Christ and the Apostles about to dine on guinea-pig, papaya, and yucca, washed down with a glass of chicha!

We were at The San Francisco Convent Of Lima at about 9:15 AM on the morning of April 10, 2006.

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