The present temple has a barrel vault built of tezontle, and is supported by magnificent quarry arches. The Baroque façade has three sections: at the bottom, the images of Saint Augustine and Saint Francis of Assisi can be seen in niches along the entrance gate. In the central body there is a quarry relief in which you can see the patron saint of the Order receiving from St. Peter the walking staff and from St. Paul the letters of preacher and in the upper body, between the two windows that illuminate the choir, there is the image of the Virgin Mary in her invocation of the Assumption to whom the temple is dedicated.
The present high altar, inaugurated only one month before the beginning of the war of independence, is attributed to the distinguished Spanish architect Manuel Tolsá, also author of the Mining Palace and the famous Caballito; it is of neoclassical style, presided over by the Christ of the Novitiate and replaced the previous one, made of gold.
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Location: Belisario Domínguez, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06000 Mexico City.
Contact: Tel. 01 55 5526 5526 8713