In the Fourth Gospel, the first inquiry a Jew made of Jesus came
from a rabbi, learned,
aristocratic, a ruler of his people; Jesus» first contact with the Samaritans was with a
woman of ill repute, humble and socially unimportant, even unacceptable.
Following the tour, we visit the Monasterio de las Descalzados Reales, or «Monastery of the Barefoot Royals», a convent with a history of providing an escape
from unhappy betrothals for
aristocratic women.