Monastery of Santa Catalina
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History of the monastery

Four centuries of conventual life

Since 1579, generation after generation, the sillar walls of the Monastery of Santa Catalina have safeguarded a history that weaves together faith, art and architecture. Four chapters to step into that legacy.

Façade of the monastery at dawn

1579

A founding inspired by faith

Doña María de Guzmán devoted her fortune to a monastery dedicated to Saint Catherine of Siena.

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Arcades of the main cloister in white sillar

Architecture

Sillar, masonry and arcades

20,000 square metres of active colonial architecture, organised as a city within the city.

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Pinacoteca hall with colonial paintings

Pinacoteca

92 paintings, a memory in colour

Three halls holding works of the Cuzco school, also used as a venue for baroque concerts.

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Colonial portrait of Sor Ana de los Ángeles

1602 — 1686

Sor Ana de los Ángeles

Dominican nun, mystic and prophetess. Beatified by John Paul II in 1985.

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