Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena

The Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena is a religious community of nuns of the Dominican Second Order, situated in Arequipa, Peru. It was worked in 1579 and was expanded in the seventeenth century. The more than 20,000-square-meter religious community was assembled transcendently in the Mudejar style, and is described by its clearly painted dividers. There are around 20 nuns at present living in the northern corner of the complex; whatever is left of the cloister is a paid vacation spot.

The foundress of the cloister was a rich dowager, Maria de Guzman. The convention of the time demonstrated that the second child or little girl of a family would enter an existence of administration in the Church, and the cloister acknowledged just ladies from high society Spanish families. Every family paid an endowment at their little girl's admission to the religious community. The settlement expected of a lady who wished to enter as a choir sister shown by wearing a dark cover and who in this way acknowledged the obligation of the day by day recitation of the Divine Office, was 2,400 silver coins, proportionate to about $150,000 U.S. today.

The nuns were additionally required to bring 25 recorded things, including a statue, a canvas, a light and garments. The wealthiest nuns may have brought fine English china and silk drapes and carpets. In spite of the fact that it was feasible for poorer nuns to enter the religious community without paying an endowment, it can be seen from the cells that a large portion of the nuns were extremely affluent.