The Basílica Menor y Convento de Nuestra Señora de la Merced (Basilica and Convent of Our Lady of Mercy) is a religious building in Peru built by Fray Miguel de Orenes in 1535. The Church is located at the junction of the 6th block of Jirón de la Unión (Street La Merced) with the 1st block of Jirón Antonio Miro Quesada (Street Jesús Nazareno), in the Historic Center of Lima. As old as the city of Lima are the Convent and the Church of La Merced. According to ancient chronicles, the Convent and Church was built on land that belonged to the Mercedarian order. The Mercedarians is one of the religious orders that catechized the conquered peoples in Peru, arriving n Lima a year before Francisco Pizarro, the founder of Lima. The first church was wooden; the current is the second, built with adobe and brick. Its baroque facade was carved in 1591 by Cristóbal Gómez.
