Porta Coeli (Puerto Rico)

Convento de Porta Coeli
Porta Coeli Church - San Germán, Puerto Rico
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Location of San Germán and the Porta Coeli in Puerto Rico
LocationPlaza Porta Coeli, San Germán, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°04′55″N 67°02′28″W / 18.082002°N 67.041002°W / 18.082002; -67.041002
Built1609
Part ofSan Germán Historic District[2] (ID94000084)
NRHP reference No.76002252[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1976
Altar of Porta Coeli Church, with the Virgin Mary in the top center

Porta Coeli ('Gateway to Heaven' in Latin) Convent church, or El Convento de Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli in Spanish, is one of the oldest church structures in the western hemisphere, located in San Germán, Puerto Rico.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ González Mendoza, Juan R.; Vega Lubo, Ramonita; García Goyco, Osvaldo; Maza, Doris (September 1993), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: San Germán Historic District (PDF), retrieved February 2, 2016.