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Convent of the Fathers of Grace
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Mornings from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and afternoons from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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Other nearby places of interest are the Magdalena Church and the Gardens of the Orive Garden.
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The conventual church has a single nave Divided into five sections and covered by a barrel vault with ornate lunettes, side chapels, transept, rectangular chevet and high choir at the foot. The baroque mural paintings on the vault dedicated to the Life of the Virgin and the Childhood of Jesus and those located on the gadroons of the transept that portray the different Kings of Judah stand out, in addition to the s of those made on the stairwell that connects with the cloister, which deal with the cycle of the Passion of Christ.
On the exterior stands the façade-altarpiece made by Sebastián Vidal that has been considered one of the masterpieces of the Cordoban baroque. The first section of the façade is divided into three sections; At the bottom there are three entrances crowned by split arches and niches that house images of saints, the central one being the largest. In the intermediate area, two rectangular openings stand out and the upper part displays three sculptures on bases. The second section is made up of a triangular pediment with an oculus in its center and various images that surround it.
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The convent of the Trinitarians was founded in the year 1608< /strong> by a reformer of the order, Fray Juan Bautista de la Concepción, on the site occupied by the Hermitage of Nuestra Señora de Gracia, from where he took the his dedication. The work on the building continued throughout the 17th century, being concluded in the year 1686, the year in which it was consecrated and began. to carry out its functions as a convent, temple and church. Nowadays it is known in the city for housing a soup kitchen for the homeless.
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