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Dominican Republic : Top 10 Religious Buildings in the Zona Colonial

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1. Casa de los Jesuitas (1508)

The building, with a fine courtyard, housed a Jesuit-run school of rhetoric.
2. Monasterio de San Francisco (1508)

The ruins of the New World’s first monastery are also used for concerts.
3. Hospital San Nicolás de Barí (1503)

The Americas’ first hospital, now in ruins, was built in the shape of a cross.
4. Iglesia de la Altagracia (1922)

This Victorian church is famous for its miracle cures.
5. Iglesia Santa Clara (1552)

The first Franciscan nunnery in the Americas.
6. Convento de los Dominicos (1510)

This building became the first university in the Americas in 1538.
7. Iglesia Regina Angelorum (1537)

This forbidding structure’s most impressive feature is its rich Baroque altar.
8. Iglesia San Lázaro (1650)

This church-hospital specialized in caring for lepers.
9. Iglesia del Carmen (1590)

Duarte’s secret Trinitaria organization met here to plot the fight for independence.
10. Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (1555)

The church has a distinctive mahogany pulpit.