Convento de San Clemente, Toledo

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Portal of the monastery

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

  1. Juan Tejuela Juez (2006). Trabaje realizada per la Biblieteca Digital de la - DSpace CEU (PDF). Cistercium: monastic magazine. p. 1. Retrieved February 25, 2017.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  2. 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  3. 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  4. J. Carlos Vizuete Mendoza (2009). Buscando La Cuna Del Mazapan Toledano[Looking for the cradle of Toledan marzipan].

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