The Convento de San Clemente is a Renaissance convent located in the city of Toledo, in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It was founded in the 13th century during the reign of Alfonso X of Castile the Wise (reigned 1252–1284).[1] Inside the building there are a Roman cistern, Mudéjar architecture, remains of the Palacio de los Cervatos and many decorative elements.[2]
It is a large building that contains a basements, a refectory, two cloisters, a chapter house, a church, a hallway, the nuns' choir, the portals, cisterns and other dependences.[3]
It currently houses a museum dedicated to the marzipan that, according to a historic study and tradition, originated in this convent.[4]
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References
- ^ Juan Tejuela Juez (2006). Trabaje realizada per la Biblieteca Digital de la - DSpace CEU (PDF). Cistercium: monastic magazine. p. 1. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ Juan Tejuela Juez (2006). El Monasterio de San Clemente el Real (Toledo) : su historia, arte y arquitectura. Cistercium: monastic magazine. p. 1. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ Juan Tejuela Juez (2006). El Monasterio de San Clemente el Real (Toledo) : su historia, arte y arquitectura. Cistercium: monastic magazine. pp. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ J. Carlos Vizuete Mendoza (2009). Buscando La Cuna Del Mazapan Toledano [Looking for the cradle of Toledan marzipan].
External links
Media related to Convent of San Clemente el Real (Toledo) at Wikimedia Commons
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