Monasterio de Clausura de las Agustinas Descalzas - Beniganim, Valencia, España
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N 38° 56.697 W 000° 26.632
30S E 721527 N 4313774
Data del siglo XVI, es de orden jónico, con cláustro, cruzado, cúpula y seis capillas laterales.
Waymark Code: WM18H3V
Location: Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
Date Posted: 08/03/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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"Fue construida en el siglo XVI. Se alzó un nuevo templo entre 1804 y 1810 dirigido por Pascual Ribera de orden jónico, con claustro, crucero, cúpula y seis capillas laterales (una de ellas reservada exclusivamente para la veneración del sepulcro de la Beata Inés de Benigànim, que vivió en este convento, en donde murió a los 71 años de edad); dicha capilla simula un panteón renacentista, está realizado en mármoles de Carrara y Macael, los cuales custodian el sepulcro de bronce dorado y combados cristales donde reposa su reliquia.
También es un monasterio de clausura donde viven la comunidad de la orden de las Agustinas Descalzas, fundado el año 1611, lugar donde vivió la Beata Inés y donde se veneran sus restos."

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"It was built in the 16th century. A new temple was built between 1804 and 1810 directed by Pascual Ribera of the Ionic order, with a cloister, transept, dome and six side chapels (one of them reserved exclusively for the veneration of the tomb of Blessed Inés de Benigànim, who lived in this convent, where he died at the age of 71); said chapel simulates a Renaissance pantheon, it is made of Carrara and Macael marble, which guard the gilded bronze sepulcher and warped crystals where his relic.
It is also a cloistered monastery where the community of the Agustinas Descalzas order lives, founded in 1611, the place where Blessed Inés lived and where her remains are venerated."

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Full name of the abbey/monastery/convent: Monasterio de Clausura de las Agustinas Descalzas

Address:
Plaza de la Beata Inés
Beniganim, Valencia España
46830


Religious affiliation: Agustinas Descalzas

Date founded/constructed: 1611

Status of Use: Acitvely Used

Web Site: Not listed

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