Convento de Santa Dorotea

The Convento de Santa Dorotea is an Augustinian nun's convent in Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. It is a Gothic construction, and dates back to 1387,^[1] when Dorotea Rodriguez Valderrama, along with other devout women formed a nun's community at the old church of Santa Maria la Blanca. The community adopted the rule of St. Augustine in 1429 with the support of Bishop Pablo de Santamaría. In 1457 they moved to the church of San Andrés, until in 1470 they settled in the current location in the barrio of San Pedro y San Felices. Among the many benefactors who favored the monastery was King John II of Castile. Tombs of note include those of Alonso de Ortega (died 1501), and Bishop Juan de Ortega, the work of Nicholas de Vergara, 1516.^[1]

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1 2 "Santa Dorotea" (in Spanish). Monestirs.cat. Retrieved 4 July 2015.

Burgos

Churches and monasteries	Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas Burgos Cathedral Convento de Santa Clara Convento de Santa Dorotea La Merced, Burgos Miraflores Charterhouse San Cosme y San Damián San Esteban San Gil Abad San Lesmes Abad San Lorenzo el Real San Nicolás de Bari Santa Gadea Santa María la Real y Antigüa de Gamonal Iglesia del Carmen Iglesia de San Julián Obispo

Sport	Burgos CF CD Beroil Bupolsa CD Burgos Promesas 2000 Real Burgos CF CD Nuestra Señora de Belén Estadio El Plantío CB Miraflores Polideportivo El Plantío

Other	Castle of Burgos Casa del Cordón Museum of Human Evolution Palacio de Capitanía General Plaza de Toros de Burgos Teatro Principal

Coordinates: 42°20′0″N 3°42′11″W / 42.33333°N 3.70306°W / 42.33333; -3.70306

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