Iglesia y Convento de San Pascual, Madrid, Convent in Recoletos, Madrid, Spain

The Iglesia y Convento de San Pascual stands at 11 Paseo de Recoletos, set back from the street. Its sober facade combines a rose window and gable with a round-arched doorway flanked by pilasters and the image of the Immaculate Conception. The church occupies the center of the main front, as in the 17th-century convent, and is topped by a dome painted with murals by Manuel Garrido in 1918.

The first convent of the Immaculate Conception and Saint Paschal was founded in 1683 on the western side of Recoletos. It was suppressed in 1836 during the Mendizábal confiscation and turned into a timber warehouse. After the nuns returned, the city council expropriated the site and agreed to demolish the old convent and build anew, set back from its original position. Juan José de Urquijo drew the final facade design in 1865 and construction began in 1866.

The church is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception and Saint Paschal Baylon, a Franciscan lay brother canonised in 1690. For the centenary of his beatification in 1918, Manuel Garrido painted murals on the vaults and dome. The facade keeps the coat of arms, the rounded arch on pilasters and the image of the Immaculate Conception from the 17th-century convent.

The church stands at Paseo de Recoletos 11, set back from the street behind the convent building, so the facade is best seen from the boulevard's central walkway. The entrance sits in the centre of the main facade, flanked by the coats of arms and the image of the Immaculate Conception. Access follows the liturgical calendar rather than museum hours.

The convent was converted into a wood warehouse during the Mendizábal confiscation of 1836 before regaining its original purpose. This transformation shows how political upheaval temporarily repurposed sacred spaces.