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The Church
On the site of what was the conventual church, the rehabilitation work
undertaken has consisted mainly of replacing the stone floor and reinforcing the
walls and support structures. The heraldic keystone over the Main Doorway is an
important feature, as it dates from the reign of King Henry IV of Castile,
before the union of the Crowns of Castile and Aragon.
This suggests that the Convent was begun prior to 1472, perhaps in the
1450’s. In the Church, the knotted girdle of the Franciscan Order may be
noticed (around the doorway leading to the Cloister), as well as the grilled
window by way of which the cloistered nuns could communicate with the outside
world.
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