The Royal Monastery of La Encarnación in Madrid was founded by Queen Margaret of Austria, wife of Philip III, to mark the expulsion of the Moriscos. Friar Alberto de la Madre de Dios was the architect, and construction ran from 1611 to 1616, with inauguration on July 2, 1616. The text calls the facade sober, recalling Juan de Herrera, and names no materials or dimensions.
A passageway connects it to the adjacent Real Alcázar. The church interior was redecorated in the 18th century, with ceiling frescoes by Francisco Bayeu. It holds a retable Annunciation by Vincenzo Carducci, sculptures by Gregorio Fernández and Pedro de Mena, and relics including the blood of St. Januarius.
It is an enclosed convent that is partly a museum. Patrimonio Nacional runs the public part, which opened to visitors in 1965. It was designated a Spanish Cultural Heritage monument in 1994. The article gives no hours or ticket details.
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