It was built in the mid-20th century in Neo-Renaissance style by will of the local bishop, Luis Almarcha Hernández.
Its main artistical feature is the entrance gate, in Baroque style, taken from the ruined monastery of San Pedro de Eslonza, located 22 km outside León in the municipality of Gradefes.
The façade ha five niches, now empty, but originally housing statues of saints.
The central façade is sided by two slender bell towers dating to the 20th-century edifice.
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