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Church and Hospital of San Lázaro, Santo Domingo
Visit the Church and Hospital of San Lázaro and learn about the ancient leper’s hospital in Santo Domingo.
Church and Hospital of San Lázaro
© Do Anh VuBy the end of the 16th century, the Church and Hospital of San Lázaro belonged to the leper’s hospital and it was located in the suburbs of the city in order to avoid the spreading of the disease. However, it was rebuilt after an earthquake in 1759 which only left the Lázaro Chapel standing.
Iglesia y hospital de San Lázaro, Santo Domingo
© Do Anh VuDue to its practical nature, throughout the time it has been under so many remodelings that it is impossible to distinguish its original structure. Several elements emphasize its interesting aspect: it has a Gothic-style chapel as well as buttresses both inside and outside of it, in addition to the different materials that were used to raise its walls.
During the 1978 restoration, it was discovered an archery of three naves whose brick arches are supported by stone columns which come from a low wall, as it was typical of the classic Romanesque European ones. On the major altar you can see the Baroque altarpiece which used to have on its center an image of the Virgen de la Caridad. On the outside, some Mudejar style battlements decorate the atrium of the entrance.
During that same restoration, the anthropologist Fernando Luna Calderón found numerous skeletons and, by means of forensic evidences, he discovered that although many patients died because of the leper, many other died from different causes because the doctors of the age mistook the actual illnesses they had with symptoms of leper and they treated them in the wrong way.
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Location:
At the corner between Santomé and Juan Isidro Pérez streets. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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Santo Domingo
What to see:
- Essential places to visit in Colonial City:
- Zona Colonial
- Cathedral of Santo Domingo
- Parque Colón
- Palacio Consistorial
- Fortaleza Ozama Fortress
- Plaza España Square
- Alcázar de Colón
- Museum of the Royal Houses
- Dominicos Convent
- Ruins of San Nicolás de Bari Hospital
- ChuChu Colonial
- Colonial Houses
- Sun Clock
- Places to visit in Colonial City (See for superior stays to 3 days):
- National Pantheon
- Casa de Bastidas
- Casa de Hernán Cortés
- Casa de los Dávila
- Borgellá Palace
- Casa del Cordón House
- Casa de la Moneda House
- Church of Santa Clara Convent
- Imperial Convent of Santo Domingo
- Iglesia Las Mercedes Church
- Church of the Regina Angelorum Convent
- Tostado House Museum
- Duarte House Museum,
- Fuerte San José Fortress
- Fuerte San Gil Fortress
- Padre Billini Square
- Puerta San Diego Gate
- Puerta del Conde Gate
- Puerta de la Misericordia Gate
- Other places in Colonial City:
- Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia Church
- Ruins of the San Francisco Church and Monastery
- Iglesia de Santa Bárbara Church
- Iglesia Nuestra Señora del Carmen Church
- Los Remedios Chapel
- Casa de Teatro
- Museo Infantil Trampolín Museum
- Amber World Museum
- Fuerte Concepción Fort
- Parque Duarte Park
- Essential places to visit in Santo Domingo:
- Columbus Lighthouse
- Los Tres Ojos
- Parque Mirador Sur
- National Aquarium
- Botanic Garden
- Malecón
- Fray Antonio de Montesinos Monument
- Homeland Altar
- Places to visit in Santo Domingo (See for superior stays to 3 days):
- Palacio de Bellas Artes
- Obelisk
- Obelisco Hembra
- Boca Chica Beach
- Guayacanes Beach
- Museum of the Dominican Man
- Museo de Arte Moderno
- National Zoo Park
- Other places in Santo Domingo:
- Chinatown
- Church and Hospital of San Lázaro
- Museo Nacional de Historia Natural
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