{"id":1367,"date":"2026-04-17T12:14:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T12:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatnext.travel\/?post_type=listing&p=1367"},"modified":"2026-04-20T15:57:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:57:19","slug":"iglesia-convento-la-merced","status":"publish","type":"listing","link":"https:\/\/whatnext.travel\/en\/listing\/iglesia-convento-la-merced\/","title":{"rendered":"Iglesia Convento La Merced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Construcci\u00f3n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fue dise\u00f1ado y construido por el arquitecto Juan de Dios Estrada desde 1749 y finaliza en 1767. (Cuy\u00e1n V\u00e1squez, 2015)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arquitectura<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Es de estilo ultrabarroco guatemalteco, cuenta con dos torres campanarios. En la parte superior de la fachada se ubica una imagen de San Pedro Nolasco, fundador de la Orden Mercedaria. (Cuy\u00e1n V\u00e1squez, 2015).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

El santo inmaculado de este templo es: <\/strong>Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de las Mercedes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Datos curiosos<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dentro del convento se encuentran unas majestuosas esculturas de barro cocido y vidriado de leones en la parte de afuera y adentro unas de estuco y ladrillo de santos mercedarios: San Pedro Pascual y Santa Mar\u00eda de Cervell\u00f3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HORARIOS DE MISAS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D\u00eda<\/th>Horarios de Misa<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Lunes a Viernes<\/td>\u2022 08:00 a.m.
\u2022 05:00 p.m.
\u2022 07:00 p.m.<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday<\/td>\u2022 06:30 a.m.
\u2022 06:00 p.m.<\/td><\/tr>
Sunday<\/td>\u2022 06:00 a.m.
\u2022 09:00 a.m.
\u2022 11:00 a.m.
\u2022 07:00 p.m.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Los horarios de Misas son proporcionados por fuentes revisadas del 2026 pero pueden cambiar de acuerdo a \u00e9pocas del a\u00f1o o a festividades especiales.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MUSEO CONVENTO LA MERCED<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Tel\u00e9fono para coordinar visitas guiadas:<\/strong> Tel +502 2230-1589 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    • Correo electr\u00f3nico:<\/strong> museodelamerced@gmail.com.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Museo del Convento (Claustro)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      El museo se encuentra dentro del antiguo convento, justo al lado del templo.<\/sup> Es famoso por albergar la Fuente de Pescados<\/strong>, que es la fuente colonial m\u00e1s grande de toda Centroam\u00e9rica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Horarios del Museo\/Claustro:<\/strong>\n
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        • Lunes a Viernes:<\/strong> 09:00 a 12:30 y de 14:00 a 16:00 horas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • S\u00e1bados:<\/strong> 09:00 a 12:00 horas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Domingos:<\/strong> Generalmente cerrado al turismo por la alta afluencia de misas, aunque el templo permanece abierto de 08:00 a 18:00 horas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Costo de Entrada:<\/strong>\n
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          • El ingreso al templo es gratuito<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • El ingreso al claustro y museo tiene un costo de Q20.00<\/strong> para nacionales (precios pueden variar para extranjeros).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Dato de inter\u00e9s:<\/strong> Adem\u00e1s de la fuente, el museo resguarda una importante colecci\u00f3n de arte sacro, incluyendo esculturas de barro vidriado y pinturas coloniales que sobrevivieron a los terremotos de Santa Marta en 1773.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","listing-category":[180,178,179,80],"list-tags":[425,426,422,423,424],"location":[36],"class_list":["post-1367","listing","type-listing","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","listing-category-iglesias","listing-category-museos","listing-category-monumentos","listing-category-arte-y-cultura","list-tags-ruinas","list-tags-antigua-guatemala","list-tags-iglesias","list-tags-cultura","list-tags-museo","location-antigua"],"cubewp_post_meta":[],"taxonomies":["Iglesias","Museos","Monumentos","ARTE Y CULTURA","Ruinas","Antigua Guatemala","Iglesias","Cultura","Museo","Antigua Guatemala"],"yoast_head":"\nIglesia Convento La Merced - whatnext.travel<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/whatnext.travel\/en\/listing\/iglesia-convento-la-merced\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iglesia Convento La Merced - whatnext.travel\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Construcci\u00f3n Fue dise\u00f1ado y construido por el arquitecto Juan de Dios Estrada desde 1749 y finaliza en 1767. 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