Beaterio de Terciarias Agustinas Recoletas, Augustinian convent in Quiapo, Philippines.
The Beaterio de Terciarias Agustinas Recoletas is an Augustinian convent in Quiapo forming part of the Saint Rita College campus. The building houses residential cells, kitchen facilities, and bathrooms for the religious community living there.
The convent was founded in 1719 by sisters Dionisia and Cecilia Talangpaz from Bulacan, originating from an earlier establishment in Calumpang. This foundation has shaped the community's path through the centuries.
The community embodies a tradition of women in religious life dedicated to education and spiritual practice. Their daily presence and work in the attached school shape how the neighborhood functions and feels.
The grounds connect to Saint Rita College and sit in the busy Quiapo district surrounded by shops and traffic. Visitors should remember this is a private religious space and show respect to the sisters living there.
This was the first convent of the Augustinian Recollect Order established anywhere in the world and has housed local women from the beginning. This distinction makes it rare among religious communities in Asia.
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