Convento de las Carboneras del Corpus Christi, Madrid

Convento de las Carboneras del Corpus Christi is a monastery of Hieronymite nuns at Plaza del Conde de Miranda. Beatriz Ramírez de Mendoza, the widowed Countess of Castellar, founded it in 1607. Its unusual name comes from a painting of the Immaculate Conception discovered in a coal yard; that origin belongs to local legend.

Miguel de Soria, a pupil of Juan Gómez de Mora, built the complex during the first quarter of the 17th century. The church is an early Baroque interior with a single nave, niches and a barrel vault lit by lunettes, while the choir is raised above the entrance area. Inside, the main reredos combines sculpture by Antón de Morales with paintings by Vicente Carducho, including a Last Supper. The monastery also sells sweet pastries.