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Convent of the Agustinas del Corpus Christi

The convent stands in Plaza de las Agustinas, in the San Andrés district, on land of the former Arrixaca. The Augustinian nuns arrived in Murcia in 1615 and occupied several premises before this one, the order's third in the city. The first two buildings did not last, because of poor construction or the floods of the Segura. The current one was built in the early 18th century with the help of Bishop Tomás José Ruiz Montes and was completed on 13 October 1729. The façade is of brick, with three levels, a semicircular pediment and a bell gable on the left. The church has a Latin cross plan, with a raised choir, a nave of three bays, side chapels and a dome over the crossing. In the high altarpiece, by José Ganga Ripoll, is the Saint Augustine by Francisco Salzillo, made between 1755 and 1760. Also preserved are a Saint Cecilia by Roque López, from 1783, and an anonymous 16th-century Christ of the Agony. The dome has paintings by Juan Ruiz Melgarejo with the Mystic Lamb. It has been a Site of Cultural Interest (Bien de Interés Cultural) since 1981.

Things to do at Convent of the Agustinas del Corpus Christi: 4 missions

• Look up at the dome and its painting of the LambFrom the crossing, look up at the dome and find the angelic figures adoring the Mystic Lamb, painted by Juan Ruiz Melgarejo.
• Find Salzillo's Saint Augustine in the altarpieceInside the church, find in the high altarpiece the sculpture of Saint Augustine that Salzillo carved between 1755 and 1760.
• Find Roque López's Saint CeciliaWalk along the side chapels until you come to the 1783 Saint Cecilia by Roque López, and compare it with Salzillo's carving on the high altar.
• Look at the brick façade and its bell gableStand in Plaza de las Agustinas and notice the three levels of the façade, the semicircular pediment and the bell gable on the left.

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Source: Web oficial - Convento de las Agustinas del Corpus Christi (Wikipedia)