The church of San Juan Grande, Surco Lima - Peru

The church of San Juan Grande was built by the Jesuit order in 1752 using adobe, cane, wood and stone.

Inside the church we see a gun ship run colonial style where you can see friezes of the time they were painted by order of the Jesuit order; In 1991 and 1992 were carried out restoration work on the church , managed to rescue many of its architectural value.

We emphasize that in this church are venerated image of Our Lady of Evangelization in the colonial era brought together with this image brought the image of John the Baptist, which was stolen from the church in 1995 why which Mr. Carlos Dargent Chamot local government to take orders to manufacture a replica of the original that is now venerated in this place.

Iglesia San Juan Grande Cabe noteworthy that due to the disagreements of the Spanish King Carlos III with the Jesuit order, they were expelled in 1767 from the Spanish colonies and their properties were confiscated. So this place was abandoned and then be sold through an auction, with the latter that gave the name San Juan Grande, since being auctioned property was divided into one large and one small, buying the larger parcel and being where it gets the name of San Juan Grande.

In the courtyard that divides the Church of the ranch house was a huge pine tree that was over 300 years but despite that fell in January 2001, is the mute witness of the deed of a child who became a hero to 13 years of age and during the battle of San Juan and Miraflores are sacrificed for the sake of the motherland.

Finance House was a shelter for the hosts of Caceres, who knew where the Chilean troops surprised that hours before had landed in Conchan. But there was the small boy hero Julio Cesar Escobar perched on top of huge pine serving as lookout. It was late when he managed to sound the alert, the Chileans were already on the heels of the patriots who had to abandon his stronghold in a hail of bullets. Chileans defeated the Patriots shot the boy hero at the foot of the huge pine, the church was converted into stable, then looted and burned much of what was then Santiago de Surco.

The church and the estate house was occupied since the military, the latter being the general Canevaro, who decided to die in his will that the income of all assets are devoted to charity. In 1925 she formed the foundation Ignacia R. of Canevaro, which then takes ownership of the Hacienda San Juan Grande and is dedicated to helping foster children orphaned, blind, elderly and destitute.

The National Institute of Culture (INC) declared the property "Historical Monument of the Nation" in 1972, discovered later, as previously said beautiful mural paintings on the walls of the church during its restoration.

The Archdiocese of Lima Church turned its Shrine of Our Lady of Evangelization year 1992.

Located in the Ranch La Cruceta (H Block 7 Av Los Proceres)