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Convent of San Clemente
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This building, since the thirteenth century, is occupied by the nuns closing of the Cistercian Order of St. Bernard. It is one of the first extra convents settled, as was practiced in the twelfth century, because its interior was buried in the Infante Don Alfonso, son of Alfonso VII willingness expressed by the king. It also protected in a special way Alfonso X the Wise, born in Toledo the day of San Clemente.
He became, through the mercedes real and the noble, whose daughters confessed in order, one of the largest monasteries and richer in properties and rents in the city and the diocese. Of the original building of the thirteenth century was only the roof of the chapter house.
In the sixteenth century Alonso de Covarrubias charted the new convent, the church and her home decorating with very Italian plateresque, novelty of the moment. The convent has three cloisters, two of them Mudejar-Renaissance, Nicolas de Vergara The Mozo, stressing the "Faculty of Processions." In the refectory has been restored a recent alfarje thirteenth century with heraldic decoration of Ferdinand III and the Holy tiles XVI.
It is very interesting trascoro decorated with glazed tiles, with beautiful wooden chair, the chair being remarkable abbey, signed by Felipe de Vigarny. |
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