Sister Maria Romero

Granada Cathedral

The insignia of tourism in Nicaragua is strengthened religiously, in Granada, Sister María Romero was born on January 13, 1902, beatified on April 14, 2002 in Rome.

On November 11, 2000, the birth house where thousands of devotees attend to pray in the chapel was blessed, visit this site and later soak up the cultural, historical and natural beauties that you will only find in Granada.

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Board a bus at the UCA Managua bus terminal starting at 06:30 am In Granada you can take a taxi or a car to get to the birthplace of Sor María Romero, which is located in the Church of Xalteva an block to the lake (east), one to the south, on Estrada street.

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Sor María Romero Birthplace Museum

Located on Calle Estrada de Granada, inaugurated in 2000. In this building Blessed was born and lived Nicaraguan Sor Maria Romero Meneses, until he left for El Salvador to carry out her studies as a religious. The building is in colonial style.

Different spaces have been established inside the house. In the room where he was born a chapel has been built. In other rooms, family photographs, books and thoughts of the nun are exhibited.

Sor María Romero Birthplace Museum

Mary Help of Christians Church

Mary Help of Christians Church

Located on the north side of the Salesian College. It is the work of Father José Misieri, faithful Salesians and generous cooperators. It was built in the Gothic style in 1921 in commemoration of the first centenary of the Independence of Nicaragua and Central America. Its construction concluded in 1922.

Xalteva Urban Complex

Xalteva Urban Complex (Park, church, square and walls)

The church was built during the colonial era and because of its location it was used as a military fortress. The park was completed on November 9, 1892, it has maintained the old arrangement of its ornamental elements over time.

La Merced Church

La Merced Church

It dates back to the first half of the XNUMXth century. During the XNUMXth century the vault, central nave and south nave were built, as well as the restoration of the baptistery, the interior of the tower and the pulpit, in addition to continuing the ornamentation of the central nave and finally a chapel dedicated to the Virgin of Fatima. The main facade is baroque.

Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral

Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral

The cathedral is neoclassical in style with two towers, a bell tower and domes and lanterns. The first temple of the cathedral was built around 1525 and was completed in its entirety in 1972 with an area of 3,614.87 m².

san francisco Church

San Francisco Conventual Church

Its formal construction began in 1585, it was burned in 1856 as a result of the fighting that took place to evict William Walker from the city, as well as the fire that he ordered before leaving the city. It underwent several reconstructions and modifications since 1885, it was restored in 1998.

Guadalupe Church

Guadalupe Church

Its origins date from 1624 to 1629. In 1856, William Walker's troops entrenched themselves in the church, constructively affecting it. From 1954 to 1965 the walls and vault of the lateral nave and the sacristy were rebuilt. Declared Cultural Heritage of the Nation in 1969.

San Francisco Convent Museums Cultural Center

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San Francisco Convent Museums Cultural Center

Five museums where the best of the culture and cultural and historical heritage of the city of Granada are exposed: the Community Museum of the Traditions of Granada, National Museum of Primitivist Painting "Asilia Guillén", Museum of Popular Religious Art "San Francisco de Asís ”, Museum of Traditional Furniture and Regional Museum of Pre-Columbian Archeology, highlighting the room with pre-Hispanic statuary, unique in the world.

Episcopal palace

Located on the southeast corner of Plaza de la Independencia and on Calle de La Calzada. At the end of the 1897th century, this building was occupied as a military building. The building was destroyed by an explosion in XNUMX. The house, American colonial style, which we can see today was built.