The temple San Ignacio de Loyola In Pátzcuaro

Abstract

This article analyzes some of the architectural characteristics of the Temple of the Company of Jesus in Patzcuaro. The Temple of San Ignacio de Loyola was built in the early eighteenth century and its construction to an intention  to join the Jesuits  of the  visual and  urban discourse in  this city-ancient bishopric  founded by Don  Vasco  e  Quiroga. With this  intention a study  is done  based on some  concepts from  the Jesuit  architecture and some  of the elements  of this  temple compared to  other buildings in the  town.