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Monasterio de Santo Domingo el Antiguo

ToledoSpain Founded in 1085

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The Monasterio de Santo Domingo de Silos, known as Santo Domingo el Antiguo, is an abbey of Cistercian nuns (Cistercian Order, Congregation of Castile) in Toledo, Spain. Tradition traces its origins to the Visigothic era. After the city was taken in 1085, Alfonso VI had it rebuilt and dedicated it to Saint Dominic of Silos. Cluniac nuns settled there and later adopted the Cistercian reform in 1159.

The church, built from 1577 onward based on plans by Nicolás de Vergara and modified by Juan de Herrera, houses the first works painted by El Greco in Toledo and, according to tradition, his tomb. Sources consulted make no mention of a guest house.