The Church Catholic of the Christ black is situated front to Park municipal of Juayúa, represent a jewel architectural pride oneself on the habitant s of this beautiful town. This Church built in honor the Christ black, is a point of peregrination for many faithfulness Catholics and the people of Juayúa celebrate his party religious in his honor.

This center of worship Catholic had in more of five hundred years, three edifications different: The firth, the Colonial of adobe, destroyed for a earthquake a finals of the century XVIII, this given step at one built of wood and lamina in style neoclassic, destroyed for a voracious fire. On his ruins of also himself begin in 1956 the construction of the new and modern Church.

Constructed for the subscription popular between the years 1956 and 1957 for an value of d eight hundred thousand colones of the time, contributed chiefly for the families coffee producers more important of the town, between alls stand out the altruism of the miss Mercedes Cáceres (The street principal of Juayúa have his name in honor) . Thus, after decide the demolition of the destroyed temple, himself entrusted the planning and edification of the new temple, architect Augusto Baratta, who too constructed the Basilica of Guadalupe in San Salvador .

The impressive temple constitute for three ship principals, two church tower of style soft romantic and neo-baroque. His inaugurate been the day 26 de January de 19 57. This Church keep in his interior jewels artistic, as the image of the Christ in his high altar, yours magnifies large windows, creations of the artisan germane FRZ. X. ZETTLER ó F. X. ZETTLER MUNICH; all go with precious lamps y marbles Italians.

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Juayúa founded in the year 1543 for the conquistadors Spanish; the Franciscan put to Juayúa little dedicated to the holy Virgin of Santa Lucía (The original saint of the town), belonging simultaneously with the next people of Apaneca, Salcoatitan and Santa Catarina Masahuat at the parish church de Santa Lucía.

It Not know when been set up the Christ Negro as new saint of the town, some historians believe in who happen on the year 1670, why narrate the history: "The fathers Franciscans make appear in a leafy rose trees the image of an Christ black". This is very significant knew which Franciscans are greatly associated a cultivation of the roses.

The pilgrimage forward the crucified of Esquipulas in Guatemala could influence in the institution of the Christ black in Juayúa to have a sanctuary middle of the road to the pilgrimage.

For this motive some historians connected the image of the crucified of Juayúa with the of Esquipulas in Guatemala the point to say who the two works are himself artisan illustrate Quirio Cataño. But studies presents contradict this point, why to compare the two images are works the two artisans with different technical utilized. Besides, Quirio Cataño gone of Spain for contract to make his famous and venerated work; in change the crucified of Juayúa go from Spain , this made after of Esquipulas.