Iglesia del Pilar

The Nuestra Senora del Pilar y San Lorenzo parish church is on what was once a Dominican convent. Said convent was founded in the city thanks to a book merchant called Baltasar Simo de Valterra. In his will in 1640, he made provisions for a school to be founded dedicated to the Virgen del Pilar in Zaragoza, so that the graduates could then attend to the needs of the sick in the General Hospital. One year later, several houses were bought in the Plaza de la Cofradia de Santalucia next to the hospital, and in 1618, the foundation was set up. In 1903, the San Lorenzo parish was moved to the Pilar church, along with its archives and artwork, and this Saint is also worshipped here now. Noteworthy features within the church include several frescos in some of the chapels, accredited to Francisco Bru who was a disciple of Jose Vergara. The chancel is also decorated with frescos representing the Virgen del Pilar, painted by Jose Nogales Hernandez in 1940. Mass: 8a, 9a & 8p M-Sa; 9a, 11a, 1p & 8p Su

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