Royal Monastery of San Clemente
Although the Royal Monastery of San Clemente must have celebrated the conquest of the city by the troops of Fernando III (1248), there is no evidence of this monastery until 1284, when at the request of Alfonso X, the city donated an important estate for the maintenance of the new monastery. San Clemente was founded with the support of the Crown, the Archbishop of Seville and the city where it was located: Seville.
The numerous works of art include a spectacular altarpiece, structured in two sections, three streets, a double attic and a bench; the altarpiece of San Juan Evangelista, where the Baptist exhibits the aesthetic and iconographic keys to the Seville mannerism style; the Virgen de los Reyes, which follows the model of the one preserved in the Cathedral's Royal Chapel, and has been dated to the late 13th century, while El Niño is from the 18th century; and the carved roofing, consisting of five panels decorated with dense tracery in the traditional Mudéjar style. It is aid to have been assembled by the carpenters Cerezo and Lucas de Cadenas, and dated 1588.
The monastery is renowned for different products made by the nuns, belonging to the Cistercian Order, especially the pastries from their bakery.
From 01-10-2024
Monday
10:00 - 12:45
16:15 - 18:00
Tuesday
10:00 - 12:45
16:15 - 18:00
Wednesday
10:00 - 12:45
16:15 - 18:00
Thursday
10:00 - 12:45
16:15 - 18:00
Friday
10:00 - 12:45
16:15 - 18:00
Saturday
10:00 - 12:45
16:15 - 18:00
Sunday
Closed
Public holidays
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