Located just seven miles from the Jesuit ruins in Trinidad, is the mission of Jesus. The Jesuitica de Jesus de Tavarangue was founded in 1685 and was populated with citizens of another mission in Paraguay.
The construction of the stone church begins in the 1750s, but the church was never completed.
When the Jesuits were excluded from Paraguay in 1767, the church was still few years away from being over. If it had been completed, the mission of Jesus would have had a major mission churches. The central structure is nearly 230 feet long and nearly 80 feet.
About 3,000 Guaraní worked on the construction of the church would have been a replica designed after the famous Church of Loyala in Italy. The stone of red brick in contrast amid the flat landscape lush and green underlines the scale of the church and what was an enormous task that is construction.
The buildings of the mission of Jesus Tavarangue have some characteristics of Spanish style. There are three huge arched doors that enter into the structure of the church shows Christian influence moor. And, rising high stone walls around the structure are really exceptional.
The bell is still in the mission of Jesus, reaching 160 feet in the sky. Several bells hung in the tower of the Jesuit ruins in Paraguay, in general, at least six. The bell rang three times a day, calling the inhabitants of the mass. However, they were also used to warn the town the arrival of slave traders from Brazil.
The lintels of the doors of churches are adorned with stones arches that are hand fixed into roses. Bands of angels carved around the stonewalls and a stone pulpit stops. Visitors can walk down the stairs and take part in a magnificent view of the surroundings.
The ruins of the Jesuit missions reflect much of the history of Paraguay. There is a way of life of the Guarani natives that was reinforced by the arrival of Jesuit priests. Although the architecture of the houses of the natives were not prepared, they were much better than their home of mud and grass.
Guarani is shared not only work within the missions, which also shared in the products that were created and grew up there. They were introduced to the Roman Catholic religion still dominates the country today. Moreover, they have learned the skills and crafts that have been passed from generation to generation.
