Convento Santa Catalina

The Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena is a large monastery of the Dominican Second Order, located in Arequipa, Peru. It was consecrated in 1579 and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa".

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 210 metres south of Convento Santa Catalina.

Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa

Church

Photo: Pitxiquin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa is 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 320 metres south of Convento Santa Catalina.

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.

Convento Santa Catalina

Type: Churchyard
Denomination: Catholic
Category: religion
Location: Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa, Peru, South America
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Latitude

-16.39522° or 16° 23′ 43″ south

Longitude

-71.53709° or 71° 32′ 14″ west

Open location code

57MCJF37+W5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 23782991

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=churchyard

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=catholic

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