Royal Convent of Santa Clara
The Royal Convent of Santa Clara is a nunnery in Tordesillas, Spain. Founded by king Pedro of Castile in 1363, this convent of Poor Clares is now under the administration of Spain's national heritage organisation, the Patrimonio Nacional but still supports a community of 8 cloistered nuns as of 2024.
Photo: Locutus Borg, Public domain.- Type: Monastery
- Description: human settlement in Valladolid Province, Castile and León, Spain
- Also known as: “Convento de Santa Clara” and “Real Monasterio de Santa Clara”
- Address: Calle Alonso Castillo Solórzano 23, 47100
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Iglesia museo de San Antolín de Tordesillas and Church of Santa María, Tordesillas.
Iglesia museo de San Antolín de Tordesillas
Museum
Church of Santa María, Tordesillas
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villavieja del Cerro and Matilla de los Caños.
Villavieja del Cerro
Hamlet
Matilla de los Caños
Village
Velilla
Village
Royal Convent of Santa Clara
- Categories: monument, museum, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, and religion
- Location: Tordesillas, Valladolid, Castile and León, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.50001° or 41° 30′ north
Longitude
-4.99726° or 4° 59′ 50″ west
Elevation
694 metres (2,277 feet)
Open location code
8CHQG223+23
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swahili—“Royal Convent of Santa Clara” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Monestir Reial de Santa Clara”
- Dutch: “Koninklijk klooster van de heilige Clara”
- Galician: “Mosteiro Real de Santa Clara”
- Greek: “Βασιλικό Μοναστήρι της Σάντα Κλάρα”
- Japanese: “聖クララ王立修道院”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro Real de Santa Clara de Tordesilhas”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro Real de Santa Clara de Tordesillas”
- Russian: “Королевский монастырь в Санта-Кларе”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Santa Clara”
- Spanish: “Real Monasterio de Santa Clara de Tordesillas”
- Swahili: “Monasteri ya Kifalme ya Mt. Klara”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Santa Marina and Salguero.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Cruz de Santa Clara and Taller de Organería Joaquín Lois Cabello.
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