Convent of the Salesas Reales

Convent of las Salesas Reales
Native name Spanish: Convento de las Salesas Reales
Location	Madrid, Spain
Spanish Cultural Heritage
Official name	Convento de las Salesas Reales
Type	Non-movable
Criteria	Monument
Designated	1979
Reference no.	RI-51-0004359
Location of Convent of las Salesas Reales in Spain

The Convent of the Salesas Reales is an 18th-century architectural complex in central Madrid, Spain. Formerly a convent, specifically the convent of the Visitación de Nuestra Señora (Visitation of Our Lady), it was constructed and occupied by the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary, which had been founded by St. Francis de Sales and St Jeanne de Chantal. The convent's church (dedicated to St Barbara) is now a parish church, and the remainder of the complex houses the Supreme Court of Spain. During 1963 until 1977, the facility was the headquarters of the Court of Public Order, a court created in Francoist Spain to deal with most political crimes. The Court of Public Order was established in December 1963 following Julián Grimau's execution by firing squad, replacing the Tribunal Especial para la Represión de la Masonería y el Comunismo.