Hospitality / Spirituality

The spiritual symbols of the El Convento are:
• the convent bell
• Noah's Ark
• The word ALLELUIA carved in stone that can be seen from above, stretching out 200 metres. Each letter measures 7 metres high and 5.30 metres wide.
• The statue of St John the Baptist
• The chapel of san Benedetto with the fresco of Christ
• The Garden of Gethsemane
• The Samaritan's Well
• The tree of meditation and prayer
• Solomon's Temple
• The river Jordan
• The Last Supper
• Earthly Paradise
• Madonna of Guadalupe
• How much is a bottle of water worth in the desert? How much is a hundredweight of diamonds worth in the desert?

CELEBRATION PHOTO AT HOLY MASS AT THE MONASTERY ON 24 DECEMBER 2004

The inauguration and consecration of the Residence El Convento was
celebrated by the Catholic Church of Costa Rica in the person of His
Excellency Monsignor Vittorino Girardi Stellin, Archbishop of Tilaran on 3 February 2005 in Samara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica .

Photo of the blue cross floodlit in the evening and standing on “Solomon¹s Temple³ beside the Chapel of San Benedetto at the Monastery.

The paintings in the Chapel of San Benedetto, showing the reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper and the fresco on the Convent walls entitled "How much is a bottle of water worth in the desert? How much is a hundredweight of diamonds worth in the desert?" are by the painter Don Carlos Robledo.

The painting reproducing the image of the Madonna of Guadalupe is the work of the artist Arturo Perez.

The frescoes based on biblical passages decorating the walls of the Convent are by the painters Don Carlos Robledo and Arturo Perez.

The construction and restoration of the Convent was undertaken with the collaboration of the workers Lusbin Orias, Franklin Zuñiga, Luis Villalobos.
The photos and video of the El Convento Residence have been produced with the collaboration of Eduardo A. Chongkan Líos.

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