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) |
Monasterio
de Santa
Catalina de Siena)
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