Convento de San Francisco - Mahon, Spain
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manchanegra
N 39° 53.472 E 004° 15.666
31S E 607819 N 4416442
The church and cloister of San Francisco (Sant Francesc in Catalan) is a former convent that houses the Museum of Menorca.
Waymark Code: WMDE96
Location: Islas Baleares, Spain
Date Posted: 01/02/2012
Views: 4
The church and cloister of San Francisco (Sant Francesc in Catalan) in Mahon, was started in 1719 and finished in 1792. It is built over a Gothic church from the year 1459, dedicated to Santa Maria de Jesus of Nazareth.
The church has a nave, decorated with arches, Baroque style. There we find the chapel of the Conception, also baroque. The front is solid and has a Romanesque portal.
The cloister is square, with four floors in the middle there is a well with Baroque lines.
It was confiscated in 1835 and its functionality has changed over the years. It was a sailing school, then a public library, a high school , House of Mercy and, finally the Museum of Menorca.
From Wikipedia
Bien:: Convento de San Francisco
Comunidad Autónoma:: C.A. Islas Baleares
Provincia:: Baleares
Municipio:: Mahón
Categoría:: Monumento
Website with information about the BIC:: [Web Link]
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