Top 10 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.
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2. Monasterio de San Francisco (1508)
The ruins of the New World’s first monastery are also used for concerts.
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3. Hospital San Nicolás de Barí (1503)
The Americas’ first hospital, now in ruins, was built in the shape of a cross.
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4. Iglesia de la Altagracia (1922)
This Victorian church is famous for its miracle cures.
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5. Iglesia Santa Clara (1552)
The first Franciscan nunnery in the Americas.
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6. Convento de los Dominicos (1510)
This building became the first university in the Americas in 1538.
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7. Iglesia Regina Angelorum (1537)
This forbidding structure’s most impressive feature is its rich Baroque altar.
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8. Iglesia San Lázaro (1650)
This church-hospital specialized in caring for lepers.
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9. Iglesia del Carmen (1590)
Duarte’s secret Trinitaria organization met here to plot the fight for independence.
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10. Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (1555)
The church has a distinctive mahogany pulpit.
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