The Church of Santa Engracia de Zaragoza is a basilica church in Zaragoza

Zaragoza

Zaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...

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Spain

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. It was built on the spot where Saint Engratia and her companions were said to have been martyred in 303 AD.

It was partially destroyed in the Spanish War of Independence

Siege of Saragossa (1809)

The Second Siege of Saragossa was the French capture of the Spanish city of Zaragoza during the Peninsular War.It is particularly noted for its brutality.-Prelude:...

, with only the crypt

Crypt

In architecture, a crypt is a stone chamber or vault beneath the floor of a burial vault possibly containing sarcophagi, coffins or relics....

 and the doorway being left -the scene of fighting was later painted by Louis-François, Baron Lejeune

Louis-François, Baron Lejeune

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It was rebuilt in the late 19th or early 20th century, and served as a parish church

Parish church

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