Among many "first things" in SD this one counts in the more interesting ones. The convent of Dominican friars dates back to 16 c and was the prime breakthrough of Catholicism in the Americas. The friars established the first convent here, which later became the first University. Most interesting to me was the Homeless Jesus statue - Jesus sleeping covered on a bench, recognizable only by his feet cross wound, very intriguing.

Beautiful but closed while we were there.

This was not open the weekend we were there, though the outside is beautiful and they have the statue of the homeless Christ, as others have noted-which is interesting.

Very beautiful place, but the audio system is not in good working shape for the musicians that will play there. (If you will play music, bring your own devices preferably)

Add this to you stop while in Santo Domingo and if you’re a fan of history, old churches