Iglesia Conventual de las Carmelitas Descalzas - Fuente de Cantos, Badajoz, España - Roman Catholic Churches on Waymarking.com

"La entrada principal se abre con una puerta cuadrada sin ornamento alguno y se escora sobre un lateral como si no se atreviera a mostrarse; encima de ella, en una oquedad cerrada, hay una escultura en piedra de la Virgen con el Niño y sobre ésta, el único ventanal cuadrado que luce la fachada, muy pequeño en comparación con las proporciones del edificio, todo él de ladrillo visto y con escaso adorno, salvo una cruz en el templete del centro, que se levanta para albergar las campanas. No hay más abertura que esta ventana. Los ladrillos encierran aún más la estructura de este convento de clausura.
Fundado a finales del s. XVI, en pleno centro de la localidad, sufrió diversas reformas y avatares. Suprimido como convento en la etapa de la desamortización, se reutilizó como cárcel, para convertirse muy posteriormente en lo que es ahora, un salón de actos. De su antiguo menester sólo se conserva la iglesia, de una sola planta y varias capillas laterales; dentro destaca la talla de la Virgen de las Angustias y varios lienzos de indiscutible valor, como el que representa a la Inmaculada Concepción. También merece contemplar el cuadro de San Elías, obra probable de Zurbarán o de su escuela. La iglesia guarda también importantes piezas de platería sevillana del s. XVII y XVIII."

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"The main entrance opens with a square door without any ornamentation and leans to one side as if it didn't dare reveal itself; above it, in a closed cavity, there is a stone sculpture of the Virgin and Child, and above this, the only square window on the façade, very small in comparison to the proportions of the building, all of exposed brick and with little decoration, except for a cross in the central temple, which is raised to house the bells. There is no other opening other than this window. The bricks further enclose the structure of this cloistered convent.
Founded at the end of the 16th century, in the heart of the town, it underwent various renovations and changes. Suppressed as a convent during the confiscation of church property, it was reused as a prison, and much later became what it is today, an assembly hall. Of its former use, only the church remains, a single story with several side chapels; inside, the sculpture of the Virgin of Angustias and several paintings of indisputable beauty stand out. valuable, such as the one depicting the Immaculate Conception. Also worth seeing is the painting of Saint Elias, likely by Zurbarán or his school. The church also houses important pieces of Sevillian silverware from the 17th and 18th centuries.

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Type of Church: Church Status of Building: Actively in use for worship Date of building construction: 01/01/1690 Diocese: Mérida-Badajoz Address/Location: Pl. Sta. Teresa, 1, 06240 Fuente de Cantos, Badajoz Fuente de Cantos,, Badajoz España 06240 Relvant Web Site: [Web Link] Date of organization: Not listed Dominant Architectural Style: Not listed Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed Archdiocese: Not listed

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