The history of the ruins of the Convento de San Agustín in Segovia

Founded in 1556 by don Antonio de Guevara y Tapia, the Convento de San Agustín in Segovia was a monastery of the order of San Agustín. Construction of the definitive building took place between 1570 and 1600, involving several architects including Pedro de Brizuela. The church of the convent was inaugurated on 16 November 1597. In 1835, following the desamortización de Mendizábal, the community of agustinos was dissolved and the convent fell into a state of abandonment.

The church served as a military warehouse in 1853, and in 1893 the roof of its nave collapsed. In 1915, the aisles of the church were demolished, a move that drew criticism from the artist Daniel Zuloaga. In 1942, following the Spanish Civil War, the hospital provincial with the name of 18 de julio was built on the site where the church aisles once stood. The header of the church was dedicated as a monument to the fighters of the national side who died in the conflict.

The church was designed with a Latin cross plan, featuring a single nave with side chapels. While generally Renaissance in style, it included elements such as a semi-hexagonal header inherited from the Gothic period and ribbed vaults. Inside, the crucero preserves Renaissance-style sepulchers and a copy of the Asunción by Guido Reni on the Epistle side. The church also housed an organ built in the early 18th century, while its Neoclassical retablo is now preserved in the church of the convent of Santa Cruz la Real.

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