Templo del Pilar, Baroque parish church in Calanda, Spain.

Templo del Pilar is a brick parish church with three naves, the central one wider than the side aisles, a large dome and two smaller domes over the lateral naves. A tall tower with a set of bells rises above the building. At the foot of the church, on the right as you enter, the Capilla del Milagro occupies the site of the room where the miracle of Miguel Pellicer occurred, with a commemorative plaque.

The church began on 22 April 1640 as a hermitage next to Miguel Pellicer's house, in thanksgiving for the miracle attributed to the Virgin of the Pillar. It was enlarged from 1668, when the image of the Virgin was placed on the main altar, and a final expansion started on 20 November 1739. In 1936-1939 Republican militias profaned it and used it as a cinema, destroying the main altarpiece brought from the Convent of the Desert after the 1835 Desamortización, the Chapel of the Miracle altarpiece, the bells and the tombs.

The church is dedicated to the Virgen del Pilar, and its column is dressed with about a hundred mantles in white, red, green, purple and blue. The "Capitana General" mantle is used only on 12 October, the feast of the Pilar, while on the 29th of each month the column is left bare to recall the miracle of 29 March 1640. Since 1838 the temple has been cared for by the Mayorales del Pilar, the first being Romualdo Morlán.

The church is accessible during regular services, and visitors can explore the chapels and architectural details more freely at quieter times. Plan your visit outside of Mass times to walk through at your own pace and examine the decorative elements closely.

The Capilla del Milagro, at the foot of the church on the right as you enter, stands on the room where Miguel Pellicer's miracle took place. Paintings by Miguel Ángel Albareda depict the night of the event, and a stone plaque marks the spot. Cardinal Antonio María Cascajares was buried here; his tomb was desecrated in 1936 and only the floor plaque remains.