Convent of Saint Joseph, Renaissance convent in Ocaña, Spain.
The convent features a single-nave church with a square high altar, barrel vault with lunettes, and a square crossing topped by a hemispherical dome.
María de Bazán established the convent on November 3, 1595, with authorization from Cardinal Alberto of Austria and approval from the local government.
The remains of poet Alonso de Ercilla were originally interred in this convent until their transfer to Madrid's Royal Basilica of San Francisco el Grande in 1869.
The building contains a functional cistern beneath its courtyard floor, which continues to supply water despite the passage of centuries.
The convent's choir, carved in walnut wood during 1573, displays symbolic bas-reliefs comparable to those found in Spanish cathedrals.
Location: Ocaña
GPS coordinates: 39.95694,-3.49667
Latest update: March 4, 2025 01:22
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