Convent of Santa Clara and Church of San Juan
Convent of Santa Clara and Church of San Juan
VILLARROBLEDO
The main façade of the church is a beautiful and simple portico in regular ashlar stone with plinths, a broken triangle pediment, a lintel containing the coat of arms of the donor’s family and flanked by two pinnacles. This portico is crowned by a niche containing a stone sculpture of San Juan, the patron saint of the church.
Inside, the church has a single nave in Renaissance style with a small transept, a dome and a semicircular apse occupied by a later altarpiece with the image of San Juan presiding over it. The walls are decorated with various paintings of historical and artistic interest, a large painting of San Juan Capistrano and a 17th-century painting of the Immaculate Conception painted on copper. The church also houses a small, highly venerated image of the Virgin, known as “La Virgen de la Teja”, which, according to tradition, put an end to a persistent drought that devastated the town.
Location
Useful information:
- Address: Street of Sta. Clara, 2 | Villarrobledo
- Opening hours: Check at the Tourist Office
- Price: Free
- Contact: Villarrobledo Tourist Office
Recommended plan for:
Family
Sybarite
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