The Convento de San Antonio de Padua is a Franciscan convent dedicated to St Anthony of Padua. Created in 1525, the institution was established in the former palace of the comunero advisor Don Fernando de Ávalos, which was confiscated by order of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.
The entrance to the complex is Gothic-Mudéjar from the 15th century. Inside, the chapter house and the choir, designed by Juan Bautista Monegro during the same period, conserve a floor of azulejos.
The church features a main altar with an 18th-century Baroque altarpiece. In the side chapels, the sepulchers of the founders, the De la Fuente family, are located.
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Written by Nik Frost
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