It was built by the Order of Discalced Carmelites, as outlined by friar Alonso de San José, in the Carmelite style in the first third of the 17th century, supposedly on the site where Saint Teresa of Ávila was born.

The central rectangle is divided in four bodies with a triangular pediment with a circle in the middle.

The entrance consists of three rounded arches, the middle one flanked by pilasters.

It consists of a nave and two lateral aisles, with a transept and a cupola above the crossing.

The Chapel of Birth, alongside the presbytery, coincides with place where Teresa was born.