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When visiting Peru, there are no shortages of churches in the predominately Catholic country. Some are extremely ornate, others merely plain and simply a place for the devout to bow their heads and pray.
While visiting the Miraflores area of Lima, you can’t help but spot the church of the Virgen of Milagrosa standing proudly in the Central Park of Miraflores, adjacent to Parque Kennedy, especially at night, when lit beautifully.
Built in the last century by architect Ricardo de Jaxa Malachowski, it stands on the site of an older church, San Miguel de Miraflores. Though the beauty of its grand colonial exterior clearly outshines the interior, the interesting stained glass detailing the scenes of life and miracles of Jesus and the image of the Miraculous Virgin, from which its name is derived, on the altar are worth stopping in to pay a visit.
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Iglesia Virgen Milagrosa
- Address: Lima 345, Distrito de Lima Lima 18, Peru
- Admission: free
- Mass Schedule: Monday thru Friday, 0900, 1900, Saturday, 1200, 1800, 1900 and Sunday, 0700, 0930 (mass for parents and children), 1100, 1200, 1800, 1900 and 2000. Confession, Monday thru Friday, 1900 and after Sunday masses.