Why pilgrims come
A sacred place worth the journey.
Known as La Enseñanza, this former convent church is one of the historic center’s great baroque sacred interiors and recalls women’s religious life and education in New Spain.
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The pilgrim’s guide
What makes this visit meaningful
Enter La Enseñanza for one of the city’s most enveloping baroque church interiors and to recover the often-overlooked history of women’s religious communities.
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Baroque interior
Read the altarpieces as a complete devotional environment rather than a museum display.
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Women’s religious life
Remember the community of teaching sisters for whom the church was built.
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Our Lady of the Pillar
Pause at the Marian dedication that gives the church its formal name.
Continue nearby