Convent of Santa Teresa. Church of San Juan

Built for the Carmelite friars, it was inaugurated on October 27, 1617, attended by Philip III with all his Court. The church has a Latin cross floor plan, with an ashlar stone facade, with two Doric architraved pilasters, which have a triangular pediment. In the center, a niche with semicircular frontispiece topped by balls, with the image of the Doctor of the Church. Above it, a window opens to give luminosity to the high choir of the church; on both sides, four re-sunken signs and the coats of arms of the Dukes and of the Carmelite Order. The transfer of the Blessed Sacrament to the Convent of Santa Teresa took place on October 28, 1618; giving the Duke to the Community the necessary ornaments for the cult. At present the Church is used as the Parish of Lema, from November 1 until mid-May, when the services are held at the Excolegiata de San Pedro. The schedules of the offices are: Daily at 20:00, Sundays and holidays at 13:00. The Monastery whose central cloister has two floors and basement, today houses inside the Town Hall, Courts, Tourist Office, Adecoar and Sodebur.