Convent of the Conception

The foundation of the same dates from the XVII century being its founder Doña María Pardo de Andrade. Her will dated October 26, 1639 led to a long lawsuit for its location, as she wanted the foundation in the Campo de los Remedios, which was opposed by the Dean and the Cabildo, so that finally the Conceptionist nuns were installed in the first instance in the "Couto de Outeiro" in the year 1656. In 1707 by order of the bishop due to the state of ruin in which the first building was, the congregation is transferred to the Episcopal Palace and there it will remain until a new one is made. In the first instance they request to build a new headquarters in the Campo de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, but the chapter opposes again in 1708. In 1712 a new request was made to found a new residence within the city, in the property of María Pardo Lanzós Aguiar y Montoro, in a house and orchard that she owned in the street "Batitales", today Concepcionistas street. Thus, in 1713, with the approval of the Bishop and the Cabildo, a firm decision was made to build a new building, which will be the one they occupy until today. The rehabilitation of the house and the construction of the church were almost ready in 1716, the year in which the transfer took place. The master builders were Antonio Blanco, Salvador Fernández and José Lapine (the first two from Mondoñedo and the last one from Santa Eulalia de Bóveda). At present the complex presents a convent with a single central cloister, surrounded by an orchard, and a church with choir and choir loft. The cloister is square with three floors and a small central garden. The church is cobra of José Ferrón or Terrón de Pontedeume, has a single nave with two sections of groin vault and dome below on pendentives and lantern. The presbytery is covered by groin vault. The cover presents two pilasters supporting a cornice in which a popular image of the Immaculate Virgin (in stone) and a circular pediment is placed. It also has two coats of arms of the Franciscan order. In the interior, it has altarpieces and imagery of the XVIII century. The High Altar is the work of Dionisio del Monte.