It was founded by Don Pedro de Soto y Domecq, the fifth Count of Puerto Hermoso, a descendant of the former founders of our town.

On having entered as a Carthusian monk, he wanted to show evidence of his great love for Pizarra, by establishing this building in favour of the poor, sick and needy people.

In 1955, the Sisters of the Cross came to Pizarra. The convent was officially inaugurated on October 15th of that year, with a Eucharist celebrated by the Auxiliary Bishop of Málaga, Don Emilio Benavent Escuín.

Before the Spanish Civil War, there existed on the same site an earlier religious society (the Dominican Sisters), who were dedicated to education for the young.

The house, constructed on a plot of 1.298 m², consists of two buildings separated from each other by an interior patio (courtyard).

One wing was dedicated to young people’s development in its workshops and school. The other wing, where we find the Sisters’ cells and the chapel, is the principal and nobler part of the convent.

Its nice Plateresque-styled altarpiece, which decorates the chapel, stands out. It was possibly installed in the 18th century.

The Arms of the Counts of Puerto Hermoso are represented on it, as well as a lovely image of the Virgin. It is worth seeing two other sculptures, St Joseph and St Francis, which were made in the 17th Century. They both belong to the Sevillian School of Sculpture.

Likewise, the image of the Virgin of Sorrows is outstanding. It is attributed to the famous sculptor Fernando Ortiz (18th century – School of Málaga).