Slide down the bell tower, Carmelite escape

The Monastery of Santa Isabel and San Antonio Abad of the Reverend Mothers Carmelites Descalzas de Ciudad Real, also known as the convent of the Carmelites, the Carmelites, or the convent of Carmen, is a religious building from the 17th century in the Renaissance and Baroque styles and categorized as a cultural asset of interest since 1991. The monastery was initially the hospital of San Andrés. Antonio de Galiana y Bermúdez, a knight of the Order of Montesa, acquired the property.

On February 11, 1596, the Carmelites took possession of the building. The interior of the church follows the prototypical Jesuit floor plan: a single nave, a cupola over a cross with minimally developed arms, and a flat altar. The main façade is designed according to the typology created by the carmelite Fray Alberto de la Madre de Dios in the Real Monastery of the Incarnation of Madrid. The main portal, featuring a statue of the Virgin of Carmen, can be found on the building.

On September 7, 1803, Sister Paula, a Carmelite nun, escaped the convent by sliding down the bell tower with ropes and a wooden frame.

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