Monastery of Saint Dominic of Silos (the Old)

Not to be confused with Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos.

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Monasterio de Santo Domingo el Antiguo

The Monastery of Saint Dominic of Silos (the Old) (Spanish: Monasterio de Santo Domingo de Silos (el Antiguo)) is a Cistercian convent in Toledo, Spain.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Paintings
* 3 Conservation
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## History[edit]

It is believed to have been founded in the 6th century. Its rebuilding after the Conquest of Toledo by King Alfonso VI of Leon and Castile is mentioned by the historian Pedro de Alcocer.[1] King Alfonso had it dedicated to St Dominic of Silos. It was Cluniac before becoming a nunnery of the Cistercian order.

The convent underwent major rebuilding work in the second half of the 16th century, in which the mudéjar church was demolished. The new building was begun by Nicolás de Vergara and completed by the royal architect Juan de Herrera.

## Paintings[edit]

Main altar (retablo)

El Greco settled in Toledo in the 1570s. One of his first commissions in the city, which he gained with the aid of his patron Diego de Castilla, was to provide altarpieces for the convent's church. Some of the component canvases remain in situ, but the main altar now features a replica of the largest of them, The Assumption of the Virgin, which is in the Art Institute of Chicago.[2] Decades later El Greco provided a work intended to hang above his own tomb, The Adoration of the Shepherds (now in the Museo del Prado).[3]

## Conservation[edit]

The building has the heritage listing Bien de Interés Cultural.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Historia o Descripción de la Imperial ciudad de Toledo
2. ^ "The Assumption of the Virgin". Art Institute of Chicago.
3. ^ "Adoration of the Shepherds". Museo del Prado. 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-25.

## External links[edit]

* Boletín Oficial del Estado Nº 275, 14 November 1996

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Toledo landmarks

Gates|

* Puerta Bab al-Mardum
* Puerta de Alarcones
* Puerta de Alcántara
* Puerta de Bisagra
* Puerta de Bisagra Nueva
* Puerta del Cambrón
* Puerta de los Doce Cantos
* Puerta del Sol
* Puerta del Vado

Religious buildings|

* Agustinas Calzadas
* Carmelitas Descalzas de San José
* Carmelitas Descalzos
* Cristo de la Vega
* El Salvador
* La Magdalena
* Las Concepcionistas
* Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes
* Monastery of Santo Domingo el Antiguo
* Monastery of Santo Domingo el Real
* Mosque of Cristo de la Luz
* Mosque of las Tornerías
* Nuestra Señora de la Estrella
* Purísima Concepción
* San Andrés
* San Antonio de Padua
* San Bartolomé
* San Cipriano
* San Clemente
* San Felipe de Neri
* San Idelfonso
* San Juan de la Penitencia
* San Lorenzo
* San Lucas
* San Miguel el Alto
* San Pedro Mártir
* San Román
* San Sebastián
* Santa Clara la Real
* Santa Fé
* Santa Isabel de los Reyes
* Santa Leocadia
* Santas Justa y Rufina
* Santa Úrsula
* Santiago del Arrabal
* Santos Justo y Pastor
* Santo Tomé
* San Vicente
* Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca
* Synagogue of El Transito
* Toledo Cathedral
* Tower of San Cristóbal

Bridges|

* Puente de San Martín
* Roman Puente de Alcántara

Other sights|

* Alcázar of Toledo
* Alhóndiga
* Arab baths of Ángel
* Arab baths of Caballel
* Arab baths of Cenizal
* Arab baths of Tenerías
* Archbishop's Palace
* Basements of Cardenal Cisneros
* Bullring
* Castle of San Servando
* Cerro del Bu
* Cigarrales
* Colegio de Nuestra Señora de los Infantes
* Cortes of Castile-La Mancha
* Flour factory San José
* Former Casino
* Hospital del Nuncio Nuevo
* Infantry Academy
* Islamic Halls of Colegio de Doncellas
* Palacio de Fuensalida
* Palacio de Galiana
* Palacio de La Cava
* Palacio del Marqués de Malpica
* Real Colegio de Doncellas Nobles
* Roman aqueducts
* Roman baths
* Roman Cave of Hercules
* Roman circus of Toledo
* Roman remains under Alfonso X
* Roman vaults of Nuncio Viejo
* School of Arts and Crafts of Toledo
* The Jewish House
* The Templar House
* Toledo railway station
* Well of El Salvador
* University of Castilla-La Mancha
* Juridical and Social Sciences faculty
* Vice-Rectorate of Teaching and International Relations
* Walls

Museums and
performing arts|

* Caja Castilla-La Mancha Foundation
* El Greco Museum
* Hospital de Tavera
* Army Museum of Toledo
* Museum of Santa Cruz
* San Marcos Arts Centre
* Sephardic Museum
* Teatro Rojas
* Workshop of the Moor

Streets and squares|

* Plaza de San Justo
* Plaza de las Cuatro Calles
* Plaza de Zocodover
* Plaza Nueva

See also|

* Jewish quarter of Toledo
* Subterranean Toledo

Authority control

General|

* ISNI
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* VIAF
* 1
* WorldCat

National libraries|

* Spain
* France (data)
* Germany
* United States

Other|

* SUDOC (France)
* 1

Coordinates: 39°51′34″N 4°01′43″W﻿ / ﻿39.8594°N 4.0287°W﻿ / 39.8594; -4.0287
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