• The Convent of Las Descalzas Reales (Spanish: Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales) is a royal monastery situated in Madrid, Spain, administered by the Patrimonio Nacional.
  • Monastery of las Descalzas Reales. Royal Monastery of La Encarnación. Chapel of San Antonio de La Florida. ... Royal Convent de San Pascual.
  • It was Doña Juana who founded this convent of barefoot Franciscan nuns in 1557. ... Plaza de las Descalzas Reales 3. 28013 Madrid (Madrid Region).
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  • The Convent of Las Descalzas Reales was founded in 1559 by Joanna of Austria, sister of King Philip II of Spain.
  • Find the Convent de las Descalzas Reales on the northern side of the Plaza Descalzas, in the center of Madrid.
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  • The convent of the Descalzas Reales ('Royal Barefoot Nuns') is the most complete 16th-century building in Madrid and still houses a cloistered community.
  • The grim plateresque walls of the Convento de las Descalzas Reales offer no hint that behind the facade lies a sumptuous stronghold of the faith.
  • ...as a place of withdrawal and prayer, Joan purchased Gutierrez’s palace as home for the convent she founded, the Convent of Las Descalzas Reales.
  • The Convent of las Descalzas Reales, a stately 16th century building in the heart of Madrid, has a more fascinating backstory than one would assume for a...
  • This monastery is to be distinguished from a similarly named one in Madrid of the same Order (see Convent of Las Descalzas Reales).
  • Founded in 1557 by Juana of Austria, the Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales holds a unique position as a convent for noblewomen.