My Pictures of Toledo

Various pictures from our final day in the Diocese in Toledo Spain.

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Everyone is getting ready for the Pope. How can one not resist taking such a picture?
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The Lincoln pilgrims visit the franciscan convent of the Poor Clares.
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Often called the Poor Clares, this monastery is know as the Clarisas de Santa Isabela de los Reyes, because St. Isabel was a patron of their foundation.
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Fr. Rodriguez translates some of the history of their foundation, dating back to 1477.
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The sisters also have a small museum of artwork and artifacts.
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A 16th century Tenebrarium, a candelabra used as part of the Tenebrae services during Holy Week, where each of 15 candles are extinguished (representing Christ being abandoned by his disciples).
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Perhaps not your typical depiction of Francis and Clare, known for their poverty.
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Approaching the Cathedral...
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...one catches glimpses of tower.
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The Cathedral "Door of the Clock" - I wonder where it gets that name from? Actually its the oldest door, begun in the 14th Century.
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We arrive on the one day of the year, where in honor of the Assumption, they celebrate the "Virgen del Sagrario" - and distribute water from a spring located under the Cathedral.
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A final picture as we leave Toledo of the Alcantara bridge, a Roman bridge across the Tagus river, which in the Middle Ages was about the only entrance into the well protected city.

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