Convent de Sant Agustí
The former monastery Convent de Sant Agustí , founded in 1603, is located in Felanitx in the southeast of the Mediterranean island of Mallorca . Attached is the listed church: Església i convent de Sant Agustí at the Plaça del Convent.
History of the monastery
The monastery was founded in 1603 according to the Augustinian order and began with three friars . At the end of the 17th century the community consisted of 21 brothers and in 1727 the highest level was reached with 28 brothers. In the 19th century there were an average of twenty friars. In 1835 the convent was finally dissolved.
The monastery building was completed in 1690 and enlarged in the early eighteenth century. After the dissolution of the convent, this building was auctioned and sold and is only partially preserved.
Església i convent de Sant Agustí
There was a small previous building in front of today's church. The convent church was built between 1646 and 1699. The large chapel of Sant Nicolau de Toentí in it was built between 1715 and 1748. In 1862 the interior of the church was renovated.
There is a large rose window ( ox-eye ) above the main portal . The tower has a simple pyramid helmet .
Inside the church there are five side chapels and a large gallery with iron railing under a barrel vault .
Els Cavallets
For the feast of the patron saint Sant Agustí, the dance “Els Cavallets”, which is an ancient fertility ritual, is performed in Felanitx one morning in August. 10 to 13 year old boys in white trousers, red jackets and green hats dance around a young girl (La Dama) in a white skirt, green jacket and red hat. This festival is supposed to take place since the foundation of the convent in 1603.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ RI-51-0008423
- ↑ Ludwig Salvator of Austria-Tuscany in The Balearic Islands , Würzburg and Leipzig 1897, p. 179.
- ↑ Ludwig Salvator of Austria-Tuscany in The Balearic Islands , Würzburg and Leipzig 1897, p. 179.
Coordinates: 39 ° 28 ′ 20 ″ N , 3 ° 8 ′ 48 ″ E