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Porta Coeli (Puerto Rico)

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75: 521: 91: 435: 212: 98: 261:, Monseñor Mac Manus, Bishop of Ponce, Senator Santiago R. Palmer and others arranged for the church of Porta Coeli in San German to be sold to the Government of Puerto Rico for a dollar so that it would be responsible for its safekeeping and preservation. 609: 581: 639: 634: 481: 644: 629: 654: 529: 502: 649: 604: 585: 614: 474: 664: 542: 624: 619: 467: 134: 268:. This is a museum of religious paintings and wooden carvings dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. The building was listed in 1976 on the U.S. 57: 389: 490: 322: 269: 48: 520: 552: 510: 258: 247: 177: 537: 448: 416: 547: 454: 669: 659: 74: 494: 231: 118: 90: 459: 562: 341:
González Mendoza, Juan R.; Vega Lubo, Ramonita; García Goyco, Osvaldo; Maza, Doris (September 1993),
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church was constructed of rubble masonry with stucco surfaced walls and a wood truss roof.
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After restoration by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, the church now houses the
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National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: San Germán Historic District
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National Register of Historic Places listings in San Germán, Puerto Rico
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built the Convento de Porta Coeli at the crest of a hill in what is now
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Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico
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Altar of Porta Coeli Church, with the Virgin Mary in the top center
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There is also a Porta Coeli cemetery in Puerto Rico. Located in
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in Spanish, is one of the oldest church structures in the
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Location of San Germán and the Porta Coeli in Puerto Rico
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Historic district contributing properties in Puerto Rico
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Museo de Arte Religioso Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli
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Buildings and structures in San Germán, Puerto Rico
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Museum and former church in San Germán, Puerto Rico
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Index

Convento de Porta Coeli
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

Locator map
San Germán
Puerto Rico
18°04′55″N 67°02′28″W / 18.082002°N 67.041002°W / 18.082002; -67.041002
San Germán Historic District
ID94000084
76002252

western hemisphere
San Germán, Puerto Rico
Dominican Order
San Germán Historic District
nave
Ubaldino Ramírez de Arellano
National Register of Historic Places
Bayamón
Luis Aguad Jorge
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: San Germán Historic District
"Convento de Porta Coeli"
Capilla de Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli
the original
"Enanito de Holsum"

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