This is one of the oldest churches in the city. On this grounds once there was the Hermit of the Archbrotherhood of the Cross, which was inaugurated by Hernan Cortes in 1526. The current building was constructed between 1730 and 1776. It has two facades: the main one shows to the west and the lateral to the south. The building has two bodies made of chiluca stone and covered in tezontle (a volcanic rock), topped by two towers; the latter has a central niche with a stone cross on top. This building is shaped like a Latin cross, with vaults over the transept and an octagonal dome. On the altar there is a Christ, a gift from Emperor Charles V, known as Lord of the Seven Veils. On His sides there are images of the Virgin of Sorrow and Saint John the Evangelist. The church still has an altar overlaid in gold. In this place there are buried the sculptor and architect Manuel Tolsa and Ignacio Lopez Rayon, one of the leaders of Mexican Independence.
Santa Veracruz Church, Mexico City

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Main facade of the church
The Santa Veracruz Church in the historic center of Mexico City is one of the oldest religious establishments in Mexico City and was the third most important church in the area in the 16th century. It was established by a religious brotherhood founded by Hernán Cortés.

The parish church was originally built in 1586, but this building was replaced in the 18th century to the one standing today. The former monastery building and hospital now house the Franz Mayer Museum, but the church still maintains its original function. Most of its interior decorations are gone, but it is still home to two important images, the Christ of the Seven Veils and the Virgin of the Remedies (also called La Gachupina).

The church is located on the east side of the Plaza of Santa Veracruz, between 2 de Abril and Valeriano Trijillo Streets facing Hidalgo Street and the Alameda Central .[1