Basilica of Saint Engratia

The Basilica of Saint Engratia in Zaragoza is one of Spain's oldest continuously venerated Christian sites, its crypt dating to the 4th century and marking the reputed place of martyrdom of Saint Engratia and her companions under the Emperor Diocletian. The ornate Plateresque portal from the early 16th century — one of the finest in Aragon — survived intact from the original monastery church. The rest of the building was blown up by Napoleonic forces during the 1808 Siege of Zaragoza and rebuilt in neogothic style, completed in 1891. The crypt today houses early Christian sarcophagi and reliquary shrines, making it an unusually intimate pilgrimage stop in the city centre. The basilica holds the status of both a 'Basilica minor' and a Spanish 'bien de interés cultural'.