Convent Of Santo Domingo (Tehuantepec)
Convent of Santo Domingo may refer to: * Santo Domingo Convent, a convent in Argentina * Convento de Santo Domingo, Cartagena, a convent in Colombia * Convent of Santo Domingo, Cusco, a convent in Peru * Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo, a convent in Lima, Peru * Convent of Santo Domingo (Girona) or Convent de Sant Domènec de Girona, a convent in Spain * Convent of Santo Domingo (Valencia) The Convent of Santo Domingo was a convent of the Dominican Order in the city of Valencia, Spain. Construction of the church began on land granted by King James I of Aragon in 1239, but it was subsequently replaced by a larger structure in 1250. Th ...

Convento De Santo Domingo, Cartagena
The Convento de Santo Domingo is a convent established from the 16th century in the city of Cartagena de Indias, in Colombia. Its canonical name was "Convento de San Daniel". Until 19th century maintained a community of friars of the Dominican Order. The building was then expropriated and handed over to the diocese of Cartagena, serving as a seminary, college and then institute of fine arts. It is one of the most important tourist sites in the city. Origin of the convent In 1531, two years after the first arrival of the Dominican friars to the shores of the so-called "New Kingdom of Granada" and following the method used of evangelization attached to the Conquest, a small group of them accompanied the conqueror Pedro of Heredia in its task of exploration of the region of Calamarí. In June 1533, the city of Cartagena de Indias was founded, thought from the beginning as a city-port of great relevance for the colonizing task. That is why, three months later, the creation of a d ...
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Convent Of Santo Domingo, Cusco
The Convent of Santo Domingo is a convent (or monastery) of the Dominican Order in the city of Cusco, Peru. Spanish colonists built it on top of Coricancha, the most important Inca temple of the capital of the people's empire. History Juan Pizarro, brother of Francisco, gave the congregation this land containing the Inca temple. He had received the land in the distribution of lots that took place in October 1534. The congregation was founded that same year, and it was the first Dominican convent in what became Peru. Construction of the first convent building was completed in 1610. The first prior of the Convent of Santo Domingo was Friar Juan de Olías. He occupied it with a group of Dominican missionaries from Mexico. The convent completely collapsed during the severe damage of the May 12, 1650 Cusco earthquake. In 1680 construction of the current convent began, financially supported by patrons Diego López de Zúñiga and Antonio de Allende. The architects were Martín Gonza ...
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Basilica And Convent Of Santo Domingo
The Basilica and Maximus Convent of Nuestra Señora del Rosario, popularly known as the Convent of Santo Domingo (or Convent of the Holy Rosary), is a Catholic religious complex located in the city of Lima, Peru. It was created in the 1530s under the patronage of Our Lady of the Rosary and is located in the Historic Centre of Lima. It houses the relics of Rose of Lima and Martin de Porres, and was also where the University of San Marcos, officially the first Peruvian university and the oldest university in the Americas, began to function in the 16th century. History The construction of the Convent of Santo Domingo took about 50 years. Its construction began during the foundation of Lima and concluded at the end of 16th century. It was the provincial Friar Tomás de San Martín, who began to carry out the construction of the first church of the Order, being later the superior Friar Sebastián de Ayllón that received aid of the King, finishing the work in the year of 1578. The ...
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Convent Of Santo Domingo (Girona)
Convent of Santo Domingo may refer to: * Santo Domingo Convent, a convent in Argentina * Convento de Santo Domingo, Cartagena, a convent in Colombia * Convent of Santo Domingo, Cusco, a convent in Peru * Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo, a convent in Lima, Peru * Convent of Santo Domingo (Girona) or Convent de Sant Domènec de Girona, a convent in Spain * Convent of Santo Domingo (Valencia) The Convent of Santo Domingo was a convent of the Dominican Order in the city of Valencia, Spain. Construction of the church began on land granted by King James I of Aragon in 1239, but it was subsequently replaced by a larger structure in 1250. Th ...