Convento de San Francisco.
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Convento de San Francisco - Pontevedra
El Convento de San Francisco es un convento franciscano ubicado en el centro de la ciudad de Pontevedra, con vistas a la Plaza de la Herrería . La iglesia gótica de San Francisco está adosada al convento en el lado sureste.
Según la tradición, el convento fue fundado por Francisco de Asís, que paró en Pontevedra mientras hacía la ruta portuguesa del Camino de Santiago. La llegada de la orden franciscana a la ciudad tuvo lugar posiblemente en el último tercio del siglo XIII. Un dato históricamente comprobado es que la fundación existía ya en 1274, según consta en el Archivo Nacional y en documentos del monasterio de Armenteira, testamentaría de Arias Fernández. La edificación contó con la ayuda económica de los herederos de Pay Gómez Chariño en un solar de la casa de Soutomaior, en aquella época aun fuera del perímetro de la muralla de la ciudad.
La opulencia de esta construcción provocó envidia en los miembros de la orden dominica instalados en la ciudad, que habían rematado su iglesia diez años antes, y que decidieron iniciar en 1380 la construcción de otra iglesia mayor que la franciscana, con cinco ábsides. En 1362 se inició la construcción de la cabecera de la iglesia de las monjas clarisas en la ciudad, similar a la de San Francisco, pero de menor tamaño. Además de estas tres construcciones, la iglesia parroquial de San Bartolomé había sido ampliada entre 1337 y 1339. Este gran apogeo en la construcción se debió al gran número de donaciones económicas procedentes de familias pudientes, temorosas de la muerte procedente de la peste bubónica que asolaba Europa en esa época.
La iglesia es de estilo gótico tardío u ojival, y fue declarada monumento histórico-artístico en 1896. Tiene planta de cruz latina, con nave única, crucero, cubierta de madera y cabecera con tres ábsides poligonales, cubiertos con bóvedas de crucería.5El edificio que ocupa la Delegación de Hacienda fue construido en 1800, e incluye la puerta de Santo Domingo de la antigua muralla de la ciudad, del siglo XIII.
Sepulcro de Padre Gómez Chariño
En su interior están los sepulcros de Padre Gómez Chariño, Xoán Feijoo de Soutomaior, y Paio de Montenegro.
Tras la desamortización de Mendizábal el recinto quedó deshabitado, siendo propiedad del ayuntamiento. El 15 de enero de 1909, el padre Luis María Fernández Espinosa y 5 religiosos más volvieron a habitar el recinto, con un contrato de alquiler de 25 años, a 250 pesetas por año. En 1930 el templo fue cedido por Real Orden.
El 17 de junio de 1995 el templo sufrió un incendio, siendo restaurado poco tiempo después.
En este convento está el comedor de San Francisco, que de lunes a sábado da de comer a un buen número de necesitados.
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Convent and church of Saint Francis, Pontevedra
The Convent of St. Francis (Spanish: San Francisco) is a Franciscan convent located in the city centre of Pontevedra (Spain), overlooking the Plaza de la Herrería. The Gothic church of San Francis is attached to the convent on the southeast side.
According to tradition, the convent was founded by Francis of Assisi, who stopped in Pontevedra when he was on the Portuguese Way to Santiago de Compostela. The arrival of the Franciscan order in the city may have taken place in the last third of the 13th century, the building being constructed between 1310 and 1360, with the economic help of the heirs of Paio Gomez Charino. The convent was built on the site of a former Templar house and church on land belonging to the Soutomaior noble family, next to the walls of Pontevedra, taking advantage of several old towers, one of which has medieval remains, possibly dating from the 11th century. At that time it was still outside the city walls.
The opulence of this construction was the envy of the members of the Dominican Order settled in the city, who had completed their church ten years earlier, and who in 1380 decided to start the construction of another church larger than the Franciscan one, with five apses.
In 1362, the construction of the apse of the church of the Poor Clares, similar to that of St. Francis, but smaller in size, was begun in the city. In addition to these three buildings, the parish church of St Bartholomew the Elder was enlarged between 1337 and 1339. This great building boom was due to the large number of financial donations from wealthy families, fearing death from the Black Death that haunted Europe at that time.
An extension paid for by Archbishop Malvar at the end of the 18th century replaced the convent's medieval cloister and erected the church tower.
After the Spanish confiscation of Mendizábal in 1835, the convent remained unoccupied as it belonged to the municipality from that moment on. After this exclaustration in 1835, it was the Venerable Third Order that kept the church open for worship. The convent became the residence of the civil governor and the seat of the political government. Between 1836 and 1890, it also housed the offices of the Provincial Council until it was moved to the current Provincial Palace. When, in 1840, Pontevedra was besieged and invaded by troops from Vigo with the aim of removing its status as provincial capital, the inhabitants of Pontevedra defended themselves from the convent of St. Francis. In 1853, the steps leading to the church were built. In 1885, an attempt was made to install a tobacco factory in the building, but the municipality's request was rejected. In 1891 the convent became the headquarters of the state Treasury Department.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the municipal fire station was housed in an outbuilding with a façade at the back of the convent. In 1900, the architect Arturo Calvo Tomelén carried out a series of works on the chevet of the church, during which the windows of the apse and the rose window of the transept were brought to light.
On 15 January 1909, Father Luis María Fernández Espinosa and five other friars returned to the premises, with a twenty-five-year lease for 250 pesetas per year. In 1930, the temple was ceded by the Royal Order and from 1932 the convent became the exclusive use of the Ministry of Finance.
On the night of 17 June 1995, the temple burned down and was restored shortly afterwards. The restored church reopened on 5 October 1996.
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Convento de San Francisco.
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Convento de San Francisco - Pontevedra
El Convento de San Francisco es un convento franciscano ubicado en el centro de la ciudad de Pontevedra, con vistas a la Plaza de la Herrería . La iglesia gótica de San Francisco está adosada al convento en el lado sureste.
Según la tradición, el convento fue fundado por Francisco de Asís, que paró en Pontevedra mientras hacía la ruta portuguesa del Camino de Santiago. La llegada de la orden franciscana a la ciudad tuvo lugar posiblemente en el último tercio del siglo XIII. Un dato históricamente comprobado es que la fundación existía ya en 1274, según consta en el Archivo Nacional y en documentos del monasterio de Armenteira, testamentaría de Arias Fernández. La edificación contó con la ayuda económica de los herederos de Pay Gómez Chariño en un solar de la casa de Soutomaior, en aquella época aun fuera del perímetro de la muralla de la ciudad.
La opulencia de esta construcción provocó envidia en los miembros de la orden dominica instalados en la ciudad, que habían rematado su iglesia diez años antes, y que decidieron iniciar en 1380 la construcción de otra iglesia mayor que la franciscana, con cinco ábsides. En 1362 se inició la construcción de la cabecera de la iglesia de las monjas clarisas en la ciudad, similar a la de San Francisco, pero de menor tamaño. Además de estas tres construcciones, la iglesia parroquial de San Bartolomé había sido ampliada entre 1337 y 1339. Este gran apogeo en la construcción se debió al gran número de donaciones económicas procedentes de familias pudientes, temorosas de la muerte procedente de la peste bubónica que asolaba Europa en esa época.
La iglesia es de estilo gótico tardío u ojival, y fue declarada monumento histórico-artístico en 1896. Tiene planta de cruz latina, con nave única, crucero, cubierta de madera y cabecera con tres ábsides poligonales, cubiertos con bóvedas de crucería.5El edificio que ocupa la Delegación de Hacienda fue construido en 1800, e incluye la puerta de Santo Domingo de la antigua muralla de la ciudad, del siglo XIII.
Sepulcro de Padre Gómez Chariño
En su interior están los sepulcros de Padre Gómez Chariño, Xoán Feijoo de Soutomaior, y Paio de Montenegro.
Tras la desamortización de Mendizábal el recinto quedó deshabitado, siendo propiedad del ayuntamiento. El 15 de enero de 1909, el padre Luis María Fernández Espinosa y 5 religiosos más volvieron a habitar el recinto, con un contrato de alquiler de 25 años, a 250 pesetas por año. En 1930 el templo fue cedido por Real Orden.
El 17 de junio de 1995 el templo sufrió un incendio, siendo restaurado poco tiempo después.
En este convento está el comedor de San Francisco, que de lunes a sábado da de comer a un buen número de necesitados.
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Convent and church of Saint Francis, Pontevedra
The Convent of St. Francis (Spanish: San Francisco) is a Franciscan convent located in the city centre of Pontevedra (Spain), overlooking the Plaza de la Herrería. The Gothic church of San Francis is attached to the convent on the southeast side.
According to tradition, the convent was founded by Francis of Assisi, who stopped in Pontevedra when he was on the Portuguese Way to Santiago de Compostela. The arrival of the Franciscan order in the city may have taken place in the last third of the 13th century, the building being constructed between 1310 and 1360, with the economic help of the heirs of Paio Gomez Charino. The convent was built on the site of a former Templar house and church on land belonging to the Soutomaior noble family, next to the walls of Pontevedra, taking advantage of several old towers, one of which has medieval remains, possibly dating from the 11th century. At that time it was still outside the city walls.
The opulence of this construction was the envy of the members of the Dominican Order settled in the city, who had completed their church ten years earlier, and who in 1380 decided to start the construction of another church larger than the Franciscan one, with five apses.
In 1362, the construction of the apse of the church of the Poor Clares, similar to that of St. Francis, but smaller in size, was begun in the city. In addition to these three buildings, the parish church of St Bartholomew the Elder was enlarged between 1337 and 1339. This great building boom was due to the large number of financial donations from wealthy families, fearing death from the Black Death that haunted Europe at that time.
An extension paid for by Archbishop Malvar at the end of the 18th century replaced the convent's medieval cloister and erected the church tower.
After the Spanish confiscation of Mendizábal in 1835, the convent remained unoccupied as it belonged to the municipality from that moment on. After this exclaustration in 1835, it was the Venerable Third Order that kept the church open for worship. The convent became the residence of the civil governor and the seat of the political government. Between 1836 and 1890, it also housed the offices of the Provincial Council until it was moved to the current Provincial Palace. When, in 1840, Pontevedra was besieged and invaded by troops from Vigo with the aim of removing its status as provincial capital, the inhabitants of Pontevedra defended themselves from the convent of St. Francis. In 1853, the steps leading to the church were built. In 1885, an attempt was made to install a tobacco factory in the building, but the municipality's request was rejected. In 1891 the convent became the headquarters of the state Treasury Department.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the municipal fire station was housed in an outbuilding with a façade at the back of the convent. In 1900, the architect Arturo Calvo Tomelén carried out a series of works on the chevet of the church, during which the windows of the apse and the rose window of the transept were brought to light.
On 15 January 1909, Father Luis María Fernández Espinosa and five other friars returned to the premises, with a twenty-five-year lease for 250 pesetas per year. In 1930, the temple was ceded by the Royal Order and from 1932 the convent became the exclusive use of the Ministry of Finance.
On the night of 17 June 1995, the temple burned down and was restored shortly afterwards. The restored church reopened on 5 October 1996.
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