Convent of the Concepción, Cuéllar

The Convent of the Immaculate Conception is a religious building in Spain. Located in the town of Cuéllar, it is situated near the Paseo de San Francisco, at the entrance to the town from the Peñafiel road. It is a cloistered convent of nuns belonging to the Order of the Immaculate Conception, founded in the 16th century by Melchor de Rojas y Velázquez and his wife, Constanza Becerra, members of the minor nobility of Cuéllar. The building is in the Renaissance style, and its foundation reflects the devotion and ostentation characteristic of the Castilian nobility during the Middle Ages, following the same principles as most religious institutions established in this period. Together with the convents of San Francisco and Santa Ana, it forms a religious triangle due to their geographic proximity, and it is part of Cuéllar's extensive religious complex, which includes six monasteries and over a dozen parishes. The convent currently holds weekly services and houses works by the sculptor Pedro de Bolduque, as well as an image attributed to the school of Gregorio Fernández.

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