page_title: Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue
section_title: Jesús de Tavarangue Ruins
hierarchical_section_title: Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue / Jesús de Tavarangue Ruins
caption_attribution_description: Ruinas jesuiticas Paraguay Acceso
context_page_description: The Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue are located in the Itapúa Department, Paraguay, and are religious missions that are still preserved and that were founded by the Jesuit missioners during the colonization of South America in the 17th century. These religious missions were created in 1609 and developed for 150 years. Both Jesuit missions were declared World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 1993.
  The Jesuit missions of Paraguay are considered some of the most impressive creations of the religious work of the Jesuits, and are testimony of the historical richness of the country.
context_section_description: The church of Reducción de Jesús (Jesus’ Mission) was in the process of being built at the time that the Jesuits were expelled from Río de la Plata Province. It would have been one of the biggest churches of that time, with a central structure of 70 meter long and 24 meters wide.
  It would have been a replica of the Sanctuary of Loyola, in Spain. The three front access doors are very impressive.
  UNESCO declared it Cultural Patrimony of Humankind in 1993. It is considered one of the most important edifications of the 30 Jesuits towns in the region.
  The stone pulpit, the friezes of angels, the rose shaped carved stone in the lintels in the doors and the bell tower stand out in its architecture.
  The ruins of these missions show a way of life and education marked by its own singular style.
caption: Access to the temple.
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