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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.
Founded by Alfonso VI, Santo Domingo el Antiguo de Silos is the oldest monastery in Toledo, dating to 1085. One of the prominent features of the monastic complex is the Church of Santo Domingo el Antiguo, designed by Nicolas de Vergara and later modified by Juan de Herrera.
Convent of Santo Domingo el Antiguo - Toledo - Historic and artistic information. Visit: schedules, rates and prices, how to get there, map, telephone, guided visits and tours, books and guides.
This was a hidden treasure and so quiet. Large, dimly lit church with several El Grecos; the choir area is the museum part with lots of dusty old church relics, carvings, manuscripts, paintings and sculptures. It's well worth a wander - very atmospheric and gently decaying.
El monasterio de Santo Domingo de Silos el Antiguo, también conocido como convento de Santo Domingo el Antiguo, es un monasterio de la ciudad española de Toledo. Data del siglo vi y fue reconstruido en el siglo xi después de la conquista de la ciudad por el rey Alfonso VI de León.
Catedral El Alcázar. Mas conocido por el apelativo de el Antiguo al ser, según la tradición popular, el primero convento fundado por Alfonso VI tras la Reconquista cristiana de la ciudad.
This monastery church is not the grandest religious site in town, nor does it have the most famed art works. But it does have the distinction of having lured El Greco to Toledo in 1577 with a commission for nine paintings. The rest, as they say, is history.
