Today, the Convent de Santa Teresa in Palma, located between the Rambla and carrer dels Horts, stands as a historical landmark. Leonor Ortiz founded the convent in 1613 in her home and also ceded the garden next to the Rambla. Construction on the convent began in 1616 and the current church in 1648.
The church is dedicated to Santa Teresa de Jesús. It holds a cross-shaped plan with a quadrangular presbiteri and a barrel vault roof. The crossing has a dome shape over eight segments and is crowned by a central lantern. The main altarpiece dates from the 1700s and is the work of Mateu Joan. The balconies feature quadrangular windows with grilles.
The facade opens onto a small courtyard divided by a molding line and two hexagonal towers on the upper edges. The portal has two imposts with geometric decoration in the Mannerist tradition and an entablature crowned by Santa Teresa. The convent also possesses a rectangular silver cloister with lowered arches and a chapter house covered with a rib vault.
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Written by Nik Frost
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