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Church and Convent of Capuchins

Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala, Guatemala · built 1736

The Iglesia y Convento de las Capuchinas is a notable convent and church in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala. It is one of the finest examples of an 18th-century convent in Guatemala. It was consecrated in 1736 but like the rest of the city suffered damage during the 1751 and 1773 earthquakes respectively, and was abandoned by order of the Captain General at the time.

Monastery data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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