Religious, Spiritual sights in North Of Bogotá
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Convento del Santo Ecce Homo
The Convento del Santo Ecce Homo, founded by the Dominican fathers in 1620, is a large stone-and-adobe construction with a lovely courtyard. The floors are paved with stones quarried in the region, so they contain ammonites and fossils, including petrified corn and flowers. There are also fossils in the base of a statue in the chapel.
The chapel boasts a magnificent gilded main retable with a small image of Ecce Homo and the original wooden ceiling. Look out for the drawing of Christ in west cloister - from different angles it appears that the eyes will open and close.
Part of the convent has been turned into an ethnography museum, with displays of agricultural tools and…
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Iglesia de San Agustín
Villa de Leyva has four churches, all of which date back to the town's early years. The Iglesia de San Agustín no longer serves religious purposes and is not open to the public (though you might be able to cajole the door guard to let you poke your head inside).
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Iglesia de San Francisco
Villa de Leyva has four churches, all of which date back to the town's early years. The Iglesia de San Francisco no longer serves religious purposes and is not open to the public (though you might be able to cajole the door guard to let you poke your head inside).
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Iglesia del Carmen
Villa de Leyva has four churches, all of which date back to the town's early years. The Iglesia del Carmen has interesting paintings in the chancel and the wooden structure supporting the roof.
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Iglesia Parroquial
This parish church facing the main square, was built in 1608 and has hardly changed since that time. It boasts a marvelous baroque main retable.
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