Convento de la Magdalena

Convento de la Magdalena was a convent, now a hotel, situated to the southwest of the town of Antequera, Province of Málaga, Spain.

[2] The convent was established in 1570 by the merchant, Ildefonso Alvarez, who possessed an altarpiece of the Virgin Magdalena.

In the following three years, he struggled to pay his debts and eventually attracted the attention of the Christian community who helped him.

In 1648 the place became renowned for the healing from the plague by Father Cardenas, a pastor of Seville who had journeyed to the little church.

The order of the Discalced Franciscans took over the management of the church in 1691 and began construction of the new convent.