Convent of Santa Isabel

The Convent of Santa Isabel is a royal monastery in central Madrid, Spain. Belonging to the Augustine order of nuns founded by the wife of Philip III of Spain, Margaret of Austria,^[1] it is located near the Atocha Train Station. A school for girls there had been founded by Philip II. It was designed in the 18th century by Gómez de Mora.

Starting from April 1995 it has been a "bien de interés cultural" and monument under the administration of the Patrimonio Nacional.

External links

• Convent of Santa Isabel

References

Royal sites in Spain
Royal sites of the Patrimonio Nacional	Royal Palaces Madrid El Escorial El Pardo (Zarzuela) Aranjuez La Granja de San Ildefonso Riofrío Alcázar of Seville: Upper Apartments La Almudaina Monasteries Convent of Las Descalzas Reales Convent of La Encarnación Convent of Santa Clara Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas Valle de los Caídos Other Casita del Príncipe (El Escorial) Casita del Príncipe (El Pardo) Casita del Infante Pantheon of Illustrious Men Convent of San Pascual Convent of Santa Isabel Colegio de Doncellas Nobles
Former Royal Palaces/residences1	Alcázar of Segovia Alhambra Aljafería Buen Retiro Palace Castle Alcázar of Segorbe Castle of Bellver Castle of Burgos Del Real Palace Generalife Palace of Charles V Palacio de la Ribera Royal Palace of Olite Palau Reial de Pedralbes Palau Reial Major Palacio Real de Valladolid Royal Alcazar of Madrid Torre de la Parada
1Particularly his section includes Medieval kingdoms's royal palaces, excludes any religious buildings, and excludes royal palaces in former territories or colonies  Category