Sunday Church Phot-o' the Day: Convento de Santo Ecce Homo, Villa De Leyva, Colombia

Sunday is the day to post photos of churches.  Today's Sunday Church Photo is from the Convento de Santo Ecce Homo, just outside Villa De Leyva, Colombia.  I visited there in November 2017.

The monastery dates back to 1620, the same year that the Pilgrims stepped foot on Plymouth Rock.  This is the monastery chapel.  It's a little more recent than that, but, I believe, only a little more recent.  It is a beautiful combination of ornate and simple.

The monastery grounds are one of the major historical sites in Colombia.  It is located on the road somewhere between the Vineyard Ain Karim and the field of giant stone phalluses (phalli?) that is politely referred to as the "Observatorio Astronómico Muisca," an "astronomical observatory."

The $150,000 Tour of Villa De Leyva: Parte Tres: Heaven, then Hell

Courtyard inside the Convento del Santo Ecce Homo

Next stop on the $150,000 tour is a place that will take us a little bit closer to heaven, the Convento del Santo Ecce Homo in nearby Sutamarchán.

Santo Ecce Homo is a monastery consisting of a church, friar's quarters, and a cemetery, dating back to the 1600's.

Church first:

This is the altar:

And this is the chapel to the side of the altar:

And now heading back out of the church:

The monastery complex is under renovation, although it does look good for its age.

Courtyard:

Now to explore the friar's quarters.  This room is being used to store a lot of stuff.  Religious stuff.

Continuing:

I thought these yoked bulls were cute:

Confessional and chalices stored in another room:

Dining room:

This was a weird room.  It was filled with some weird stuff:

Such as this bit o' the creepy:

Again, more of the renovation:

Cemetery:

Considering that this place dates back to the 1600's, I was surprised how recent the graves were:

Exiting the cemetery.  To the light!

And then it was time to head off to the final destination of the day.