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Convent of Santa Ana
Founded in 1518, the convent professes the rule of Saint Clare
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- Convent of Santa Ana
16th-century history
Location and Contact:
- Contact person: Tourist Information Office
- Tel.:+34 924 22 49 81
- Fax: +34 924 21 02 32
- Email: turismo@aytobadajoz.es
- Website address: www.turismobadajoz.es
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Founded in 1518, the convent professes the rule of Saint Clare
The convent of Santa Ana was created as a result of the desire to restore the Order of Saint Anne in Badajoz. Its foundation was aided by M. Leonor Lasso de la Vega y Figueroa, the daughter of the embassador of the Catholic Monarchs to Italy. Inside the monastery, in the church, the image of Nuestra Señora de las Virtudes y Buen Suceso is worshipped. The nuns of the convent profess the rule of Saint Clare of 1253, confirmed by Pope Innocent IV.
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- Origin:
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- 16th century
- Construction:
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- Convent
- Period in history:
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- 16th century
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