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Convento de los felipenses
Philippian Convent

The Convento de la Visitación de Santa Isabel (Philippian Mothers) was founded in the last quarter of the 16th century and has been occupied by various religious orders. It was originally a nunnery, which in 1731 joined the order of the Minim nuns, who took over the convent.

Biblioteca museo mariano iglesia santo ángel
Library Marian Museum Santo Ángel Church

The purpose of the Carmen Coronada Library Marian Museum of the Convent of Santo Ángel in Seville is to showcase the great Conventual Library, which contains around 8,000 books from the 16th century to the present day. It is one of the hidden jewels of the town of Seville and was inaugurated in 2016.

Iglesia de san jacinto
Church of San Jacinto

It is the temple of a Dominican convent founded in the 17th century. It is arranged on a very elongated rectangular plan with three naves and a transept. The side naves are covered by groin vaults, while the central nave is covered by a barrel vault compartmentalised by Saxon arches and with lunettes between the sections.

Convento del espíritu santo
Convent of the Holy Spirit

It belongs to the congregation of the Commanders of the Holy Spirit, an order founded by Venerable Guido de Montpellier in 1173. It aims at prayer and its premises house a women's residence and a teaching centre. The building has been part of Seville's Historical Complex since 1964 and, in 1538, Ms María de Aguilar received the bull allowing the foundation of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit.

Fachada del convento de santa isabel con la fuente delante de la puerta principal
Convent of Santa Isabel

The convent of Santa Isabel was founded in 1490 by Ms Isabel de León and was the headquarters of the Order of Saint John.

The origin of this order dates back to the 11th century, with the foundation of the Order of Malta, when the nuns helped pilgrims and the sick in hospitals.

Patio interior del convento de santa inés, rodeado con diversos arcos
Convent of Santa Inés

It is located in the centre of the historic quarter of Seville. It was built during the last third of the 14th century and throughout the 15th century and was founded in the family palace of Ms María Coronel. It has all the facilities that this type of institution usually has: church, turnstile, compass, cloister, kitchen, etc...

Convento de santa ángela de la cruz
Convent of Santa Ángela de la Cruz

The Convent of Santa Ángela de la Cruz is the headquarters of the Hermanas de la Santa Cruz, a community founded by Santa Ángela de la Cruz, a religious sister who stood out for her exceptional social work in various smallpox epidemics. She was beatified in 2002 by Pope John Paul II.