. Lima; or, Sketches of the capital of Peru, historical, statistical, administrative, commercial and moral . 36 LIMA. Rodriguez de Gorte-Real contributed 130,000 piastres towards the expense. The church has eight altars. CHURCHES OF EXISTING BEATERIOS (BEGUIN-HOSUES ). JJcateilo de Amparadas. — Founded in 1670 to receive penitentfemales. The chapel has seven altars. Beaterio de Viterho. — Founded in 1680. Its church has sevenaltars. Beaterio del Patrocinlo. — Founded in 1688. Its church has Beaterio de Copacabana. — Founded in 1691. Its church hasnine altars. This house was inten
. Lima; or, Sketches of the capital of Peru, historical, statistical, administrative, commercial and moral . 36 LIMA. Rodriguez de Gorte-Real contributed 130,000 piastres towards the expense. The church has eight altars. CHURCHES OF EXISTING BEATERIOS (BEGUIN-HOSUES ). JJcateilo de Amparadas. — Founded in 1670 to receive penitentfemales. The chapel has seven altars. Beaterio de Viterho. — Founded in 1680. Its church has sevenaltars. Beaterio del Patrocinlo. — Founded in 1688. Its church has Beaterio de Copacabana. — Founded in 1691. Its church hasnine altars. This house was intended exclusively for the educationof Indian girls. Its origin is said to be as follows: The Virgin of Copacabana wasadored in a small hermitage situated in the Ccrcado (outskirts) ofLima. One morning the hermitage was found unroofed, and the LIMA. 37 Virgin covered with profuse perspiration. The most illustriousSenor Santo Toribio then had the Virgin carried to the Cathedral,where she remained, all the services of her worship being perform-ed by a brotherhood of Indians, until the year above-mentioned,when the chapel and beaterio were founded at the expense of DonFrancisco de Escobar. PUBLIC CHAPELS OF REGULAR MONKS. La Vera Cruz. — Annexed to the church of St. Dominic, andfounded by Pizarro in 1540. Many curious relics are preserved here. La Soledad. — Annexed to St. Francisco. Las ReJiqiiias. — Situaled inside (he convent of San Aguslin. El Sr. de Consiielo (the Lord of Consolation). —
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