Our Lady of the Pillar Church

Constructed to elevate the souls of men and women to heaven, the Church of Our Lady of the Pillar was commissioned by the Spanish Knights to praise God and the Virgin Mary and inspire all those who entered it. After Auberge d’ Aragon was built, the need for a church to serve the langue was strongly felt, and some knights took up the mantle to sate their needs. Built in the 1670s, the church quickly saw the burial of its most generous benefactor, the Bailiff Fra Inniquez de Ayerba, in 1691 but only two years later, disaster struck the church as parts of it were damaged by the earthquake of 1693. Under the patronage of Grand Master Ramon Perellos y Roccaful and benefactors like Fra Raimondo de Soler, the church was built anew. Resident architect and engineer Romano Carapecchia was entrusted with the task of remodelling the church. His distinct taste and talent are reflected in the genius with which he managed to include all the features required by canon law in building new churches. Face