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Convent of Nuestra Señora del Rosal

Nuestra Señora del Rosal convent in Priego is a Bien de Interés Cultural (BOE of 4 March 1992). Diego Carrillo de Mendoza commissioned it to Pedro de Alviz's designs around 1525. Franciscan Conceptionist nuns occupied it until 1835, and it was abandoned in August 1936. The Plateresque church with rib vaults and three cloister ranges survive.

Walls and tower of the convent of El Rosal
The convent of El Rosal, in Priego. Photo: «CONVENTO DEL ROSAL1 - panoramio», Rodericus (2003) · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Priego
  • Convento del Rosal
  • Priego
  • BIC
  • Franciscan Conceptionist nuns
  • Plateresque

A convent from 1525

Around 1525 Diego Carrillo de Mendoza commissioned Convento del Rosal in Priego to Pedro de Alviz’s designs. Transitional Gothic–Renaissance work, with a Plateresque church. Franciscan Conceptionist nuns lived there until 1835, when forced departure took them to Cuenca. Reoccupied, it was abandoned for good in August 1936, at the war’s start.

What remains

The church retains its six-bay nave with rib vaults, three-sided east end, Renaissance doorway in the north wall and bell gable. Of the convent, three cloister ranges. It has been a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain’s highest heritage listing) since 1992.

Plan your visit

Before you travel

It is a ruin: view without climbing walls.

Combine with

Priego’s centre and Hoz de Priego.

Stone arches, walls and tower of the convent of El Rosal, beside tall trees
The arches and tower of the convent of El Rosal. Photo: «Convento del Rosal», Borjaanimal (1899) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Church and stone walls of the convent of El Rosal
The walls of the convent of El Rosal. Photo: «CONVENTO DEL ROSAL2 - panoramio», Rodericus (2003) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Frequently asked questions

Why «del Rosal» (of the rose bush)?

Because of a tradition about the Virgin appearing beside a rose bush.

What survives?

Of the church, a six-bay nave with rib vaults, a three-sided polygonal apse, a Renaissance doorway in the north wall and a bell gable; of the convent, only three cloister ranges.

Carry on from here

Lands and landscapes

From here, follow the memory of the land

These readings connect Convent of Nuestra Señora del Rosal with the stories, the work and the villages around it.

Where it is

Location of Convent of Nuestra Señora del Rosal Albalate de las NoguerasAlbendeaAlcantudArandilla del ArroyoArcos de la SierraArrancacepasBetetaBuciegasCanalejas del ArroyoCañamaresCañaverasCañizaresCarrascosaCastejónCastillejo-SierraCastillo-AlbaráñezCuencaFresneda de la SierraLa FronteraFuertescusaGascueñaOlmeda de la CuestaOlmedilla de ElizPortillaPoyatosEl PozueloPriegoSalmeroncillosSan Pedro PalmichesSanta María del ValTinajasTorralbaValdeolivasValsalobreVillaconejos de TrabaqueVillar del InfantadoVindelZarzuelaSotorribas PR-CU 1: Sendero de la Hoz Somera y Los CastillejosPR-CU 114: Sendero del Cucurucho y la HocecillaPR-CU 115: Sendero de la DehesaPR-CU 22: Ruta de El Calahorrano y el cerro de la CuevaPR-CU 26: Ruta de la fuente de la HerreríaPR-CU 27: Ruta del Pado de NavelíarPR-CU 4: Sendero de las DehesasPR-CU 42: Ruta del mirador del RodenalPR-CU 43: Ruta de la ribera del Escabas y La CerroyaPR-CU 93: Ruta de la Herrería de Santa CristinaPR-CU 96: Ruta de la Virgen de los HoyosSL-CU 12: Sendero del HocinoSL-CU 13: Sendero del Cañizar Priego
In colour, the municipality. The place does not yet have a verified location, so no point is drawn. Municipal boundaries: © IGN (CC BY 4.0). Route lines: simplified official tracks; source and GPX on each page.
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