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San Francisco Convent

Site of the sections of Archaeology, Popular Arts, and Fine Arts of the Lugo Museum. Today it is one of the sites of the Provincial Museum of Lugo.

 

It is suspected that the convent was created by San Francisco on the road to Santiago. The church, whose name is San Pedro, was built in the XV century in Gothic style. There is a Latin cross plan with pointed arches. Beside it there is a bell tower.

 

What remains of the convent is the cloister with square floor plan surrounded by semicircular arches supported on double columns, decorated with plant motifs.

 

The walls of the cloister are decorated with epigraphy, mosaics, etc. Another space that is intact is the kitchen decorated with useful items typical to a Galician, village kitchen such as pots, coal irons, lanterns, etc.

Built: XIII Century

Author: Anónimo

Style: Gothic, Romanesque

Category: Religious

Type: Conventual church

Plan your visit

Address and telephone

  • Plaza de Soidade, s/n. 27003 Lugo
  • +34 982 297 347

Opening times

From 1 July to 31 August:

Monday to Friday: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

 

From 1 September to 30 June:

Monday to Saturday: 10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Sundays and public holidays: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Closed: Sundays and public holidays (1 July to 31 August), 22 May (St. Rita), 1 January and 24, 25 and 31 December.

Prices

Free Entry

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Location

Attractions in Lugo

Its prolonged construction originated the mixture of styles in its construction.
It belongs to the Parish of Santiago La Nova. It follows the standards of Compostela baroque, of a central plan, work of Lucas Ferro Caaveiro.
It belonged to the former hospital of San Juan de Dios. It is located in Ferrol Square, near the Puerta Falsa.
It was the church of the Convent of Santiago, founded in the 13th century.

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