Sunday February 4th, 2024
In just a few days we are going to have company. My sister and brother-in-law, Michelle and Kevin McCrea, and our baby sister Sandy Shawver, are coming to Cartagena! I am so excited to have family come visit us on a foreign job! There are so many things in this town to see, so on this day we decided to scope out The Convent of the Cross that sits on the highest hill in the area and overlooks the city.
The tall buildings behind us are on a Peninsula called Boca Grande.
Every year during the celebration of the Candelaria, they take a beautiful doll image of The Lady of the Candelaria into a big Catholic Church in town and walk it back up the hill with her as a pilgrimage. A climb that is quite long.
Looking out over part of Cartagena.
Looking to the northwest.
Looking southwest you can see Darryl's dome off in the far distance.
This convent was built by the Augustinian Friars in 1606 and they occupied it until the government kicked them out in 1815. It was returned to the friars in great disrepair in 1960 when they started the renovation. It is so lovely.
The Chapel of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria. It is so ornate and beautiful. They even have a cherished relic in this chapel.
In 1986 Pope John Paul II blessed the Señora de la Cadelaria when he visited Cartagena.
A small Cloister chapel.
Many of the old artifacts from the original convent are on display.
A beautifully repurposed Satellite dish telling the history of the convent.
Currency from all over the world they receive in their donations boxes.
This room was the actual kitchen for the convent and that is where they used to cook.
We will definitely be coming back!
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