The Church of San Cosme y Damián

This church was built during the second half of the sixteenth century as an annex to the Hospital of San Cosme and San Damián, also known as the Hospital Real.

The idea of its founding arose from the need of the ill and those convalescing to have a place to pray, and at the same time to hear mass. In 1945 the building became the property of the state of Oaxaca and the church was closed for a long time.

Now, the Day of San Cosme and San Damián is celebrated every 27 September. The church does not have an atrium and resembles the houses that surround it. It has no transept, vaults, or formal facade. It has a single nave and a narrow ceiling composed of many small vaults supported by cross beams.

The Church of San Cosme y Damián

The temple does not have an atrium and its simple façade resembles the set of houses that surround it.

Contact:
Independencia No. 500, Centro 68000 Oaxaca, Oax. Tel.(951) 51 668 00

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