Convento de Santa Clara - Cáceres, Extremadura, España
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Ariberna
N 39° 28.296 W 006° 22.309
29S E 726075 N 4372410
Founded in the year 1614, it is located outside the walls and has since been inhabited by a community of Poor Clare nuns of the Franciscan Order
Waymark Code: WM164AQ
Location: Extremadura, Spain
Date Posted: 05/02/2022
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Standing out in the Mannerist façade from the 17th century is an image of Saint Francis in a niche.
The interior of the temple is very wide, rectangular and with one nave, with two choirs, a high one and a low one, for the nuns.
Standing out is a great reredos made of gilded wood that lodges holds Saint Francis and Saint Anthony. Crowning it in the attic is a linen cloth depicting the Crucified Son at Calvary.
Recommendations: The sewing work done by these nuns is famous
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