Real Monasterio de Santa Inés del Valle (Royal Monastery of Saint Agnes of the Valley) is located in

Écija Écija () is a city and municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is in the countryside, 85 km east of the city of Seville. According to the 2008 census, Écija had a total popula ...

Province of Seville The Province of Seville () is a province of southern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It borders the provinces of Málaga and Cádiz in the south, Huelva in the west, Badajoz in the north and Córdoba in the ...

, Spain. The

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is served by

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. Founded in the late 15th century, its church is designed in

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style and dates to the early 17th century. Reports in 2002 stated that the building was in serious disrepair.

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File:Ecija - Real Monasterio de Santa Ines del Valle (MM Clarisas) 6.jpg, Nave File:Ecija - Real Monasterio de Santa Ines del Valle (MM Clarisas) 3.jpg, 18th century altarpiece of St. Agnes File:Ecija - Real Monasterio de Santa Ines del Valle (MM Clarisas) 2.jpg, 17th century altarpiece of San Juan Bautista File:Ecija - Real Monasterio de Santa Ines del Valle (MM Clarisas) 4.jpg, 17th century dome of the sacristy

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