Convento de San Clemente, Toledo
The Royal Monastery of St. Clement (Spanish: Monasterio de San Clemente el Real) is a monastery of Cistercian nuns located in the city of Toledo, Spain. Noted for its Spanish Renaissance architecture, it was founded in the 13th century during the reign of King Alfonso X of Castile, known as "the Wise" (reigned 1252–1284).[1] Inside the building there are a Roman cistern, Mudéjar architecture, remains of the Palacio de los Cervatos and many decorative elements.[2]
It is a large building that contains a basement, a refectory, two cloisters, a chapter house, a church, a hallway, the nuns' choir, the portals, cisterns and other dependences.[3]
It currently houses a museum dedicated to marzipan which, according to a historic study and tradition, originated in this monastery.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Juan Tejuela Juez (2006). Trabaje realizada per la Biblieteca Digital de la - DSpace CEU (PDF). Cistercium: monastic magazine. p. 1. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ Juan Tejuela Juez (2006). El Monasterio de San Clemente el Real (Toledo) : su historia, arte y arquitectura. Cistercium: monastic magazine. p. 1. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ Juan Tejuela Juez (2006). El Monasterio de San Clemente el Real (Toledo) : su historia, arte y arquitectura. Cistercium: monastic magazine. pp. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ J. Carlos Vizuete Mendoza (2009). Buscando La Cuna Del Mazapan Toledano [Looking for the cradle of Toledan marzipan].
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