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The facad

f

th Seminary chapel wa made

und r

the

orders

of

the Bishop Molinedo,

\-vhose coat of arms is also displayed. In the as–

sembly room of the college are portraits of va–

d

ous Bishops and illustrious personages who

w

re

educated in its cloisters.

The

Seminary w:as

founded in 1596 by

Bishop La Raya.

Chapel of St. Andrew:

This chapel which has its site in the street

of the same name, boasts two notable sculptural

works, representing St.

J

erome and St. Francis–

co of Asis at prayer,

or

which may be consi–

dered among the best in Cuzco. In this chapel , in

addition to sorne paintings of minor ·mportance,

is a portrai of on of the patriots of the Indepen–

dence.- gustín Chacó .

San Sebastian:

Five kilometers

to

the southeast of Cuzco

stands the temp1'e of St. Sebastián, one of the

handsomest and most notable architectural surv–

ivals of Colonial Cuzco. The facade, which was

the gift of Bishop Molinedo, is most lavishly or–

namented, to an even greater degree than that of

the church of the Compañia. The church was

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98-