San Juan de Dios Church

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This was the first temple built in Oaxaca during the 16th century and was the first church considered Cathedral before the building of the actual one. On the 17th century, an earthquake destroyed it and the Juaninos monks rebuilt it, and added a convent and a hospital (where the 20 de Noviembre Market is now).
The exterior is simple, while the interior has a slightly ornated altar and a ceiling painted by Urbano Olivera. Near the entrance, there's a glass shrine to the virgin Oaxaqueños revere.
The paintings depict episodes of the history of the state and the portraits of some bishops of Oaxaca.

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