Church of Saint Theresa and Saint Joseph, Madrid

On the southern border of the Plaza de Espana there is a Carmelite monastery and a church with the status of a cultural heritage site and a national shrine (Iglesia de Santa Teresa y San José). The Order of the Barefoot Carmelites appeared in Madrid in 1586 and has changed its monastery several times over the centuries. They received the site between Montagna Park and Plaza de Espana at the beginning of the twentieth century. The foundation of the convent and the church took place on April 28, 1916, and construction was completed in 1928. The eclectic style project was executed by architect Jesus Carrasco-Munoz. The monastery building resembles a medieval fortress with a battlement, the facade of the church is made in the Neo-Gothic style, and features of Modernismo (Art Nouveau) can be seen in its decor. The dome of the main nave, covered with multicolored ceramic tiles, refers to the Byzantine era. However, the nuns did not use the new monastery for long. Three years later, leftist radicals came to power in Spain and the persecution of the church began. On May 10, 1931, anti-clerical riots began in Madrid, initiated by anarchists who were supported in the southern cities of the country. As a result of the pogroms, about a hundred monasteries.

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