Ciudad Colonial in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic — Caribbean Region of the Americas (Hispaniola, Greater Antilles, West Indies)
Chapel of the San Andrés Hospital
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, March 10, 2018
1. Chapel of the San Andrés Hospital Marker
Fue construida en 1710 como parte del hospital. Estuvo abandonada hasta 1881, cuando el Padre Francisco Xavier Billini restauró el conjunto.
This chapel was constructed in 1710 as part of the hospital. It was later abandoned until 1881, when Father Francisco Xavier Billini restored the complex of buildings.
Erected by Ministerio de Cultura.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1710.
Location. 18° 28.213′ N, 69° 53.317′ W. Marker is in Ciudad Colonial, Distrito Nacional, in Santo Domingo. It is on Calle Padre Billini just west of Calle Sánchez, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Calle Padre Billini 360, Ciudad Colonial, Distrito Nacional 10210, Dominican Republic. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is one of the Greater Antilles on the Caribbean Sea, on in the Atlantic Ocean, in North
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Church of Our Lady of Carmen (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); La Trinitaria Secret Society (about 150 meters away); The Church and Convent of Regina Angelorum (about 150 meters away); The St. Thomas Aquinas Academy (about 180 meters away); Ramón Matías Mella (about 210 meters away); Francisco del Rosario Sánchez (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Luisa Ozema Pellerano de Henríquez (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); President Coronel Francisco Alberto Caamaño (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ciudad Colonial.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, March 10, 2018
2. Chapel of the San Andrés Hospital Marker
The marker is to the right of the entrance to the chapel. The hospital is further to the right in this view.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, March 10, 2018
3. The Hospital Billini
The Chapel of the San Andrés Hospital can be seen far to the left in this view of the hospital, now known as Hospital Billini.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 284 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 1, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
