The church of Vera Cruz was completed in 1208 and probably built by the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. An apse was added to the original building, which is now used as a sacristy, and later the tower was added, which was initially separated from the temple, and later the three apses that make up the head of the present church. It is an incredibly well preserved Romanesque church and was declared a National Monument in 1919.
The monastery of Santa María del Parral was built from 1447 to 1503 under Henry IV. Its name is due to the fact that the Virgen del Parral, a Romanesque sculpture from a previous temple, is venerated there. The monastic complex presents a wide variety of styles, from Gothic to Mudejar and Plateresque. For more than 500 years it has been occupied by monks of the Order of San Jerónimo.
Segovia Cathedral, known as the Lady of the Cathedrals for its size and elegance, is a cathedral built between the 16th and 18th centuries in a Gothic style with some Renaissance elements. As part of the city of Segovia, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.
The convent of Santa Cruz la Real was the first Dominican monastery in the country to be founded during the lifetime of Dominic de Guzmán (1170-1221), founder of the Dominican Order. Built in Romanesque style, it was remodelled during the time of the Catholic Monarchs (Queen Isabel I of Castile and King Ferdinand II), who gave the convent a relic of the Lignum Crucis. The convent was decommissioned in the 19th century, and its facilities now form the EI university campus in the city.
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