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This convent was founded in 1515. It is a convent of the Religious Order of the Carmelite nuns, where Saint Teresa of Jesus stayed during twenty nine years of her life and where she became a nun.
The church was built over the site occupied by a family house and the former convent of San José. The Renaissance façade contrasts with the belfry added in the XVIII Century.
It has four naves of two floors. The central courtyard is surrounded by a cloister of two floors. It suffers different restorations during the XVIII Century. A chapel was built over the Saint´ s cell in 1630.
In the cloister some relics, valuable manuscripts and a drawing by St John of the Cross are kept. Through its grilles, both Saints talk about the necessary steps to reach the mystic union with God.
Built: XVI Century
Author: Anónimo
Style: Renaissance
Category: Religious
Type: Convent
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