The Peruvian church is very into graphic graven images of Christ's suffering - most of which photos are not allowed...
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Many Peruvians seem to worship statues of various saints - the churches are full of statues, carvings, and statuettes.
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There are more than 30 different Virgin Marys worshipped in Peru: The Virgin of the Cactus, the Virgin of the Ascendence, etc. The Catholic Church in Peru relies heavily on mannequins and other graven images.
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Representations of St. Martin de Porras, beatified in 1962, are seen commonly in Lima churches.
For more information, see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_de_Porres
or
www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=306
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