Cartuja del Aula Dei

It was founded in 1564 by Don Hernando de Aragón, Fernando III de Aragon el Católico´ s brother. It has a Latin cross plan with only one nave that is divided into three bays, with a small enlargement like most of the transept of the Aragon churches, and a total length of 43.60 meters.

The plaster façade shows the scene of the Holy Assumption, designed in Baroque style, in a very typical style in Aragon from the end of the XVII Century. This work has been attributed to Gregorio Mesa.

It is covered by a star- shape rib vault which is richly decorated with golden wood keystones that show the coat of arms of the founder.

The altarpiece of the church was built between 1755 and 1765 and is divided into three bodies, The chapel of the Agnus Dei, located behind the chancel, covered by a barrel vault, has a decoration based on paintings that are allegoric to the celestial and Eucharistic vision.

This church would be decorated by Goya in 1774, creating a season of 11 oils on linen from which only seven of them have survived, because the church was abandoned during the Spanish War of Independence and the subsequent Ecclesiastical Confiscation.