The monastery of Conceptionist nuns (a branch of the Franciscan order) was founded in 1644 on the initiative of the bishop of Tortosa, Juan Bautista Veschi. He founded it in gratitude for a miraculous intervention of the Virgin in the war of 1642, hence the name Victoria. The monastery church is the work of the architect Juan Ibáñez.
This monastery was founded in 1579 by the nuns who moved here from their monastery in Santa Maria de la Rápita, which was a constant target of pirates. Its construction began in 1580 on the site where the Trinitarians had established their first convent in Tortosa, which was then in ruins. The monastery began to decline in the 18th century and was definitely abandoned in 1967. The church and the convent are occupied by various organisations
It is believed that the church known as Sant Miquel dels Templers, whose ruins are included in the monastic complex of Santa Clara, was owned by the Knights Templar and was ceded to the Poor Clares when they arrived in Tortosa.
The exact date of arrival of the Mercedarians in Tortosa is unknown, but it was probably between 1239 and 1244.
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