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 Monasterio
de Santa Catalina de Siena
(Photos © Jorge Mazzotti) |
Constructed to shelter the daughters of the
wealthiest families of the city with a religious vocation, the monastery was
inaugurated on October 2, 1580, under the name of Santa Catalina of Siena to be
a totally cloistered religious center, and it remained that way until August 15,
1970.
It occupies an approximate area of 20.000 m2 (215.285 feet2), and its placement
is similar to the first neighborhoods of Arequipa. The building exhibits rooms
of very different architectural design. One of the areas has been established as
a gallery to display the canvasses of the Cusco, Quito, and Arequipa Schools.
There are other rooms, or sectors, to visit as well, like el Claustro de la
Portería (the Gate Cloister), el Museo Precolombino (the pre-Colombian Museum),
el Claustro de San Francisco (the Cloister of Saint Francis), etc. (PromPeru) |
External sight |
External sight |
External sight |
First Courtyard |
Silent Patio |
Cloister of Novices |
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Cloister of Novices
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Entrance to Orange-tree Cloister |
Orange-tree Cloister |
Canvas series in
Orange-tree Cloister |
Canvas series in
Orange-tree Cloister |
Canvas series in
Orange-tree Cloister |
Oven in an cell
Malaga Street |
Paint: Sor Ana de los
Angeles Monteagudo |
Cordova Street |
Toledo Street |
Toledo Street |
Sevilla
Street |
Convent's Laundry |
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The ancient well |
Granada
Street |
The Dome |
Zocodover Square |
Temple Dome and Nave |
Main Cloister |
Canvas series in Main Cloister |
Canvas series in Main Cloister |
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Confessionary in Main Cloister |
Convent's Art Gallery |
Religious work art |
Religious work art |
Paint: Bishop Otárola
(XVIII C.) |
The Madonna and Child
(detail of paint)
Cuzco School (XVIII C.) |
Paint: Sacred Family
(XVIII C.) |
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