Iglesia San Sebastián


The original church at this location, also called Iglesia San Sebastián, was built around 1700; it was burned down by William Walker in 1856. The current version, built in 1925, sits at the ancient center of Monimbó, which is (from a historical point of view) Masaya's most important neighborhood.


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Iglesia María Magdalena, sort of the sister church to San Sebastián, is where many of Monimbó's most important festivals begin or end.

2. Iglesia San Miguel de Masaya

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The modern Iglesia de San Miguel, whose resident San Miguel Arcángel makes the rounds during the procession of St Jerome, is worth a peek.

3. Museo del Folclore

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4. Parroquia de La Asunción

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6. Iglesia de San Jerónimo

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Among the major buildings worst hit by the earthquake of 2000 (which also destroyed about 80 homes) was Iglesia de San Jerónimo, built in 1928, the…

7. Parroquia El Calvario

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Parroquia El Calvario is a squat colonial structure with no spire, it's most remarkable for the extra-gory statues of Jesus and the thieves being…

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