Padrón in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)
Convento do Carme / Convento del Carmen / Carme Convent
— Monumentos de Padrón —
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 11, 2023
1. Convento do Carme / Convento del Carmen / Carme Convent Marker
(Galician:)
Convento do Carme
Construido entre 1737 e 1744 con doazóns da Marquesa de Bendaña do Conde de San Xoán e dos fies da parroquia de Santiago de Padrón. Inaugurado en 1752. Ocupado polos PP.PP. Carmelitas ata a desamortización de 1836 e polos PP.PP. Dominicos a partires desta data.
Convento del Carme
Construido entre 1737 y 1744 por donaciones de la Marquesa de Bendaña, del Conde de San Juan y de los fieles de la parroquia de Santiago de Padrón, Inagurado en 1752. Ocupado por los PP.PP. Carmelitas hasta la desamortización de 1836 y por los PP.PP. Dominicos a partir de esta fecha.
Carme Convent
1737-1741 built thanks to the donations given by the Marquis of Bendaña, the Count of St. John and the parishioners of St. Jame's Parish Church of Padron. It was inaugurated on July 16, 1752, and it was inhabited by the Carmelitan Fathers until 1836. Since then, the Dominican Fathers settled there.
Erected by Concello de Padrón, Turismo
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. A significant historical date for this entry is July 16, 1752.
Location. 42° 44.331′ N, 8° 39.785′ W. Marker is in Padrón, Galicia, in A Coruña. Marker is on Calle Costanilla Carme, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Padrón, Galicia 15900, Spain. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fonte do Carme / Fuente de Carmen / Fountain of Carme (within shouting distance of this marker); Ponte de Santiago / Puente Santiago / Saint Jame’s Bridge (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Igrexa parroquial de Santiago de Padrón / St. Jame’s Church (about 120 meters away); Macías O Namorado / Macías the Lover (about 180 meters away); Pazo do Concello / Palacio del Ayuntamiento / Town Hall Square (about 210 meters away); Antiga Cárcere /Antigua Carcel / Former Jail (about 210 meters away); Rosalia de Castro (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Alfolí do Sal (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Padrón.
Also see . . . Convento do Carme (Turismo Galicia).
Excerpt: The building was erected in the early 18th century, thanks to the intervention of Alonso de la Peña y Montenegro, Bishop of Quito, who donated forty-thousand duros(Submitted on October 19, 2023.)for its foundation. It was inaugurated in the year 1752, with its religious community belonging to the Barefoot Carmelites until the 20th centuiy, when it passed into the hands of the Dominicans. The community occupied the convent until the beginning of the 80s last century, when the building’s poor state of repair and scanty economic resources available forced them to move, leaving one Dominican in charge, who normally gives mass and and supervises the restoration work being carried out by trade schools. With the subsidies from several public institutions, these have a learning and workshop centre here; carpenters, masons, locksmiths...youths from all over the district learning a trade.Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 11, 20232. Convento do Carme / Convento del Carmen / Carme Convent Marker - wide viewThe marker is visible here on the retaining wall, right at the start of the steps on the path leading up to the convent.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 11, 2023
3. Path to the convent
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 11, 2023
4. Carme Convent
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 11, 2023
5. View of Carme Convent from across the Sar River
Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 39 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 19, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
