Built during the time of Admiral of Castile Fadrique II Enríquez, the Convento de San Francisco in Medina de Rioseco, Valladolid, was the town's second Franciscan monastery after Valdescopezo. It served as a burial place for members of the Enríquez family. Today, only the church, dedicated to the Virgen de la Expectación, supported by remains of the medieval wall, remains from the primitive site.
Visitors can observe several lateral chapels of the cloister, the base of the cloister, the Sala Capitular, and the Refectorio. The Refectorio has been converted into a chapel for an elderly residence. Inside this institution, one can see the kitchen, transformed into a secondary chapel, as well as part of a second cloister and a wing of the monks' cells containing a baroque staircase (oculta tras unos servicios).
The site also retains remains of stone and wood sculptures, stained glass windows, and parts of the old furniture. Today, the church and the remains of the monastery have been converted into a museum of sacred art, the Museo de San Francisco.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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