Charterhouse of Santa María de la Defensión
The Charterhouse of Jerez de la Frontera or Charterhouse of Santa María de la Defensión is a monastery in Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Spain. Its architecture is of a Late Gothic style, corresponding to the start of construction in the 15th century, with Baroque aspects dating from the 17th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monument
- Description: cultural property in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
- Also known as: “Charterhouse of Jerez de la Frontera”, “Jerez de la Frontera Charterhouse”, and “Nuestra Señora de la Defensión Charterhouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parque Vallesequillo and Cementerio Nuestra Señora de La Merced.
Parque Vallesequillo
Park
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Parque Vallesequillo is a park, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Charterhouse of Santa María de la Defensión.
Cementerio Nuestra Señora de La Merced
Cemetery
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Cementerio Nuestra Señora de La Merced is a cemetery, which is situated 3½ km north of Charterhouse of Santa María de la Defensión.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Las Pachecas and San Miguel.
Las Pachecas
Neighborhood
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Las Pachecas is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km southeast of Charterhouse of Santa María de la Defensión.
San Miguel
Neighborhood
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San Miguel is a neighborhood, which is situated 5 km northwest of Charterhouse of Santa María de la Defensión.
El Almendral
Neighborhood
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El Almendral is a neighborhood, which is situated 6 km northwest of Charterhouse of Santa María de la Defensión.
Charterhouse of Santa María de la Defensión
- Categories: Carthusian monastery, Monument (Spain), and nunnery
- Location: Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Urdu—“Charterhouse of Santa María de la Defensión” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Antiguo Monasterio de la Cartuja de Nuestra Señora de la Defensión”
- Chinese: “圣玛利亚修道院”
- Chinese: “聖瑪利亞修道院”
- French: “Chartreuse de Jerez de la Frontera”
- French: “Chartreuse de Nuestra Señora de la Defensión”
- French: “chartreuse de Santa María de la Defensión”
- Galician: “Antiguo Monasterio de la Cartuja de Nuestra Señora de la Defensión”
- German: “Antiguo Monasterio de la Cartuja de Nuestra Señora de la Defensión”
- Hindi: “कारतुजा दे जेरेज़ दे ला फ़्रॉन्तेरा”
- Italian: “Certosa di Jerez de la Frontera”
- Spanish: “Antiguo Monasterio de la Cartuja de Nuestra Señora de la Defensión”
- Spanish: “Cartuja de jerez de la frontera”
- Spanish: “Cartuja de Jerez de la Frontera”
- Spanish: “Cartuja de Jerez”
- Spanish: “Cartuja de la Defensión de Nuestra Señora Paraje ‘El Sotillo’‘”
- Spanish: “Cartuja de la Defensión de Nuestra Señora”
- Spanish: “Cartuja de Nuestra Señora de la Defensión”
- Spanish: “cartuja de Santa María de la Defensión”
- Spanish: “Cartuja de Santa María de la Defensión”
- Spanish: “la Cartuja de Jerez de la Frontera”
- Spanish: “la Cartuja de Nuestra Señora de la Defensión”
- Spanish: “la Cartuja de Santa María de la Defensión”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de la Cartuja de Jerez”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de la Defensión de Jerez”
- Spanish: “Nuestra Señora de la Defensión”
- Urdu: “کارتوجا دے جیریز دے لا فرانتیرا”
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