Convento de San Pedro Martir (St Peter Martyr Convent), Toledo

The St Peter Martyr Convent is a Dominican convent that was moved in 1407 to the houses donated by Doña Guiomar de Meneses. The convent underwent several extensions and modifications, making it one of the richest and most important convents in the city.

The convent is organized around three courtyards: the Real, the Silencio, and the Naranjos or Procesiones. The Silencio cloister is the oldest and has three floors. The lower floor has semicircular arches that rest on columns, while the second floor is formed by recessed arches that lean on columns similar to the lower ones. The Real cloister, built with traces of Covarrubias in 1541, is much larger and also has three floors entirely built of stone. The low floor has semicircular arches that rest on columns, and the architectural elements used are the usual in Covarrubias in other works of the moment.

The Naranjos or Procesiones cloister underwent a complete transformation in the middle of the 18th century and has reached us with a first floor of arches recessed on columns.

The exterior door of the church, Monegro's work, highlights the magnificent Mudéjar tower of the neighboring church of San Román. The design of the cover reveals the activity of Monegro as a tableau maker and his relations with Herrerian architecture. The upper part of the facade has two windows of very simple trace that serve to illuminate the entrance hall.