The Trinitarian convent of the Padres de Gracia in Córdoba

The Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Gracia y San Eulogio, known popularly as Padres de Gracia or Los Trinitarios, is a temple in Córdoba. It is part of the Convento de los Trinitarios, founded in the 17th century by San Juan Bautista de la Concepción. Inside the church, several works of art are preserved, including the sculptures of Santísimo Cristo de Gracia, known as the Esparraguero, and the Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno Rescatado. The interior also houses a small-format Inmaculada, a sculpture by the artist Pedro Roldán.

The history of the site dates back even further than the 17th-century convent. A previous chapel dedicated to Nuestra Señora de Gracia existed here, with origins reaching back to the late 15th or early 16th century. This earlier chapel served as a hospital for pilgrims and the poor and contained a bell-shaped image of Nuestra Señora, which was described in 1694 as being of significant age and devotion.

In 1607, San Juan Bautista de la Concepción obtained royal license to establish a convent of discalced Trinitaries. He took possession of a small dwelling near the chapel at the Puerta de Plasencia. He served as the second Minister of the convent before departing for other foundations, eventually dying in the same convent in 1613. The site continued to serve various roles over the centuries, including a prison and a hospital, before the Trinitarians were granted perpetual usufruct of the site in 1900.

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