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Foundation<\/p>\n

The Viceroy Francisco Toledo, during his visit to Arequipa, was informed by the council of canons of their wish to found a convent. In response, the viceroy granted them the necessary licenses for the founding of the \"Monasterio de Monjas Privado de la Orden de Santa Catalina de Siena,\" or \u201cPrivate Convent of the Sisters of the Order of Saint Catherine of Siena.\u201d Years later, Do\u00f1a Mar\u00eda de Guzm\u00e1n, the widow of Diego Hern\u00e1ndez de Mendoza\u2014a beautiful, rich, young woman who never had children\u2014decided to shut herself away in the convent, which was still under construction, and give away all her earthly belongings.<\/p>\n

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Architecture<\/p>\n

Santa Catalina was erected in Arequipa, a city founded in 1540 on a site chosen especially for its natural beauty, inviting climate, and an abundance of a unique construction material: sillar, a porous stone formed by volcanic lava. Using the sillar, a breathtaking city was erected, boasting its own particular architectural traits, with exquisite sites rendered with aesthetically pleasing proportions, imposing facades, and delicately sculpted decorative details, making Arequipa stand out among South America\u2019s many lovely colonial cities.<\/p>\n

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Painting Gallery<\/p>\n

Upon starting the work for the restoration of the convent, prior to its reopening, a great collection of paintings\u2014predominantly featuring religious motifs\u2014was discovered scattered throughout the buildings, providing many a fine example of viceregal painting in Peru. Approximately 400 pieces were touched up or restored to their original appearance. Thanks to the work done by experts, visitors can now view this collection, which is of extraordinary artistic and historical value.<\/p>\n

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Sister Ana de los \u00c1ngeles<\/p>\n

According to certain theories and testimonies, Sister Ana de los \u00c1ngeles is thought to have been born on July 26, 1604, although there is no way of knowing the exact date, given that her baptismal certificate was lost in a fire that broke out in the sacristy of the Great Church of Arequipa, the predecessor to the city\u2019s first cathedral, in 1620. Ana was the fourth of eight children born to Sebasti\u00e1n de Monteagudo and Francisca de Le\u00f3n: Francisco, Mariana, Catalina, (Ana), Juana, In\u00e9s, Andrea, and Sebasti\u00e1n.<\/p>\n

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Foundation The Viceroy Francisco Toledo, during his visit to Arequipa, was informed by the council of canons of their wish to found a convent. In response, the viceroy granted them the necessary licenses for the founding of the “Monasterio de Monjas Privado de la Orden de Santa Catalina de Siena,” or \u201cPrivate Convent of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacatalina.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19151"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacatalina.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacatalina.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacatalina.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacatalina.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19151"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/santacatalina.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19173,"href":"https:\/\/santacatalina.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19151\/revisions\/19173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacatalina.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}