• From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gothic convent and church in Pontevedra, Spain. Former Saint Clare's Convent. Antiguo Convento de Santa Clara.
  • Pontevedra, España; igrexa e convento en Pontevedra; Convento di Santa Chiara di Pontevedra</nowiki>. ... Saint Clare monasteries in Spain.
  • The east wing is expanded and containedly renovated with the aim of preserving the convents typology as much as possible.
  • Over the years that followed, the Convento de Santa Clara (Saint Clare's Convent) in Gandía was practically uninhabited until Luis de Vich decided to restore it.
  • The lighting must take this into account. At the Spanish convent of Saint Clare, Disano's lighting system fulfilled every expectation.
  • The church was dedicated to Saint Bartholomew when it became a parish church in 1836. The Convent of St. Clare is a former convent of the Order of Poor Clares...
  • It is a simply adorned, smaller convent, as the founder Saint Clare felt community, joy and simplicity were easier to achieve in smaller communities.
  • Between them, there is a small stone statue of Saint Clare of Assisi. The convent is closed today; it cannot be visited.
  • Surprisingly, St Clares Convent became St Joseph’s Orphanage in 1868 and took in young girls until it closed in 1981. The Gothic chapel was added in 1881.
  • See all things to do. Convent of St. Claire. 3.5. 14 reviews. ... One of the first orphanages in the world was the one which became part of St. Clare Monastery in 1432.