Religious Places

Salamanca: Convento de las Ursulas

Convento de las Ursulas – Archbishop Alonso de Fonseca and Lady Sancha Maldonado founded the convent in the 16th century for the Ursuline order of nuns. Built in the Gothic style with star-ribbed vaulting, the church contains a remarkable marble tomb of Archbishop Alonso Fonseca, a masterpiece of sculpture by Diego de Siloé.

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