Santa Catalina convent
The Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena is a large monastery of the Dominican Second Order, located in Arequipa, Peru. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Convent
- Description: monastery
- Also known as: “Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, Arequipa”, “Santa Catalina”, “Santa Catalina monastery”, and “Santa Catalina Monastery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Casa del Moral and Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa.
Casa del Moral
Museum
Photo: Pburka, Public domain.
The "Casa del Moral" is a large ancestral house built around 1730 in Arequipa, Peru. Favored by tourists, it is one of Peru's best and most well-preserved samples of Andean Baroque civil architecture. Casa del Moral is situated 220 metres southwest of Santa Catalina convent.
Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa
Church
Photo: Pitxiquin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa it's located in the Main Square "Plaza de Armas" of the city of Arequipa, province of Arequipa, Peru. It is the most important Catholic church of the city and also of the larger Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arequipa since it is the base of the archbishop and the metropolitan council. Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa is situated 310 metres south of Santa Catalina convent.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arequipa.
Arequipa
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arequipa is a city in the Southern Coastal region of Peru just below the edge of the Altiplano, at 2,380 m above sea level and surrounded by three impressive volcanoes. It's Peru's second most important city, and the second most popular among tourists.
Santa Catalina convent
- Categories: monastery and religion
- Location: Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru, South America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Santa Catalina convent” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “聖卡塔莉娜修道院”
- Czech: “klášter sv. Kateřiny”
- Czech: “klášter svaté Kateřiny”
- Dutch: “Santa Catalina klooster”
- French: “Couvent de Santa Catalina”
- French: “couvent Santa Catalina”
- French: “Couvent Santa Catalina”
- French: “Monastère Sainte-Catherine de Sienne d’Arequipa”
- French: “Monasterio Santa Catalina”
- German: “Kloster Santa Catalina”
- Portuguese: “Monastério de Santa Catarina da Siena”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Santa Catarina da Siena”
- Spanish: “Convento de Santa Catalina”
- Spanish: “Iglesia y convento de Santa Catalina de Arequipa”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Santa Catalina de Siena”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Santa Catalina”
- Ukrainian: “Монастир Санта-Каталіна-де-Сієна”
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