{"id":4442,"date":"2025-06-18T12:01:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T10:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turismoaxarquiacostadelsol.com\/?post_type=que-hacer&#038;p=4442"},"modified":"2026-07-31T13:08:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T11:08:57","slug":"monastery-our-lady-of-grace-las-claras","status":"publish","type":"que-hacer","link":"https:\/\/turismoaxarquiacostadelsol.com\/en\/que-hacer\/monasterio-nuestra-senora-de-gracia-las-claras\/","title":{"rendered":"Monastery of Our Lady of Grace, \"Las Claras\"."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">It was originally founded in the early 16th century in the old neighbourhood of La Villa, but due to its small size and poor condition, it was moved to its current location, known as La Concepci\u00f3n. As the statue of Our Lady of Grace was older and had also been donated by the Catholic Monarchs, the convent was renamed to the name by which we know it today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The present building was constructed in 1555 and features a beautiful Mudejar-style cloister and a lovely Mudejar courtyard; its church has a single nave with a beautiful Baroque niche, as does its fa\u00e7ade. The church was renovated in the 18th century following the famous Lisbon earthquake of 1884, giving it its current Baroque appearance.<\/p>\n<p>The Monastery of Our Lady of Grace, the Poor Clares, <strong>It has been home to nuns of this order for over 500 years.  It has been designated a Site of Cultural Interest (BIC) by the Regional Government of Andalusia<\/strong>, currently in private hands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The church has a single nave, with paired Corinthian columns set against the wall, covered by a barrel vault and featuring a choir at the foot of the nave, decorated with plaster rocaille, scallop shells and garlands. The chancel features a beautiful niche covered by a half-dome resting on pendentives, with delicate Rococo ornamentation that bears a strong stylistic and decorative resemblance to the Camer\u00edn de La Piedad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The church\u2019s entrance, which opens onto the side, was designed as a portico with nine arches separated by pillars, although the side openings are now bricked up. The fa\u00e7ade is crowned by a niche framed by volutes, topped with green ceramic pinnacles and a weather vane.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":4446,"template":"","class_list":["post-4442","que-hacer","type-que-hacer","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/turismoaxarquiacostadelsol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/que-hacer\/4442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/turismoaxarquiacostadelsol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/que-hacer"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/turismoaxarquiacostadelsol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/que-hacer"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turismoaxarquiacostadelsol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/turismoaxarquiacostadelsol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}