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Convento de San Felipe el Real

Madrid, Spain

The now-defunct Convento de San Felipe el Real (English: Convent of Saint Philip the Royal, briefly called as San Felipe el Real) was a former Madrilenian convent of Calced Augustinian monks, located at the beginning of Calle Mayor in Madrid, next to the Puerta del Sol. Built between 16th and 17th centuries, was rise on a large pedestal (with protected perimeter of railings), was part of it a famous talking shop of the city (the Steps of San Felipe). One of its famous guests was Friar Luis de León. It was opposite the Palacio de Oñate.

Monastery data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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