Convento de San Pedro y Santa Isabel - Trujillo, Cáceres, Extremadura, España
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N 39° 27.684 W 005° 52.790
30S E 252237 N 4371939
Monumento del S. XV-XVI / Estilo Renacentista
Waymark Code: WM1C07R
Location: Extremadura, Spain
Date Posted: 05/08/2025
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member rjmcdonough1
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"El convento de San Pedro y Santa Isabel fue fundado por María de Sotomayor y Juana Mexías, descendientes de los Chaves de Trujillo. Eran hijas de doña Francisca Ribadeneyra, dama de la reina Isabel de Portugal.
En su construcción contó con el apoyo de los Reyes Católicos y del Concejo trujillano, pues el escudo de la ciudad y el de los monarcas se esculpieron en diversas partes del edificio.

Es un cenobio de clausura, pero se puede visitar su iglesia, que es uno de los escasos ejemplos de modelo de arquitectura de los años finales del siglo XV.

La iglesia es de planta rectangular sobre muros de mampostería reforzados por estribos. Destaca en el altar mayor una imagen del Cristo de las Maravillas, obra del siglo XVII.
En el sotocoro destacamos una talla policromada del siglo XVI, que representa a San Francisco de Asís recibiendo los estigmas. Conserva en su interior interesantes obras artísticas y una colección de Niños Jesús «de clausura».

En el locutorio del convento destacamos un óleo sobre lienzo, del siglo XVIII, con la representación de San Pedro Mártir, semiarrodillado y con báculo en el suelo. Un óleo sobre lienzo, de Santa Filomena, del siglo XVIII, con delicado tratamiento de los pliegues del manto, así como la minuciosidad en los detalles del adorno del vestido. Siendo la obra más destacable una Santa Faz, atribuible a Zurbarán".

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"The convent of San Pedro and Santa Isabel was founded by María de Sotomayor and Juana Mexías, descendants of the Chaves de Trujillo family. They were daughters of Doña Francisca Ribadeneyra, lady-in-waiting to Queen Isabella of Portugal.
Its construction was supported by the Catholic Monarchs and the Trujillo Council, as the city's coat of arms and that of the monarchs were sculpted in various parts of the building.

It is a cloistered monastery, but its church can be visited, which is one of the few examples of architectural model from the late 15th century.

The church has a rectangular floor plan with masonry walls reinforced by buttresses. The main altar features a 17th-century image of Christ of Wonders.
In the choir stalls, a 16th-century polychrome carving depicting Saint Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata stands out. Inside, it houses interesting works of art and a collection of Child Jesuses. closing".

In the convent's parlor, we highlight an 18th-century oil on canvas depicting Saint Peter the Martyr, semi-kneeling and holding a staff on the ground. An 18th-century oil on canvas depicting Saint Philomena features delicate treatment of the folds of her mantle, as well as meticulous detailing of the dress's adornment. The most notable work is a Holy Face, attributable to Zurbarán."

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Date of origin:: Siglo XV

Style: Renaissance (ca. 1400–1500)

Web site of the object (if exists): [Web Link]

Type of building (structure): Large religious building (church, monastery, synagogue...)

Address:
C. San Pedro, 10200 Trujillo, Cáceres


Architect(s): Not listed

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