Old chapel at the Convent de les Serves de Jesús

The Convent de les Serves de Jesús consists of the convent itself, a rear patio and an adjoining public chapel crowned with a simple double belfry.

The chapel interior has undergone several renovations, especially after the Civil War, when the existing liturgical furniture and images were burnt. It is a Neogothic chapel with a single nave covered by five sections of lowered ribbed vaults and with a polygonal apse at the end. The lowered profile of the ceiling vaults provides space for a second floor at the top of the chapel, even though from the street it looks as though the chapel occupies the entire height of the building. The elevated choir space is situated over the last section of the nave. The decorative sculptural elements – the capitals and keystones – are simple and serially produced in a style that matches the general austerity of the building.

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