The Benedictine monastery of Sacromonte is located three kilometers to the northeast of Granada, almost on top of the mountain of Sacromonte, whose name translates as "holy mountain." Once in the cave, located on the slopes of the mountain, lived Gypsies. In 1595 in this territory were discovered relics of St. James the students, as well as made of lead plates, which in Arabic have been described the martyrdom of St. Cecilia, Tesifona and Isis. It was described as the place where the martyrs were tortured - the Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre, which has since become a mecca for pilgrims.

In 1598, a separate building was constructed for the storage of relics, and in 1600 the project of the Jesuit architect Pedro Sanchez here began construction of the monastery. The customer is the Archbishop of Granada, Pedro de Castro Cabeza de Vaca, after whose death, unfortunately, the construction was stopped. At that time, it was built only a patio, one of the aisles of the church. Church differs beauty and richness of finishing and decoration.

The main building of the monastery, Archbishop Pedro de Castro Cabeza de Vaca had found a school which taught law, theology and philosophy, and who was one of the first private schools in Europe.

The library, located in the building of the monastery, kept the original drawings and plans of buildings by Pedro Sanchez. In 1711, thanks to the Archbishop Don Martin Askargotu construction of the monastery continued. In the early 20th century, it was added to the room, which occupied the institute and the university.

The monastery also houses a museum, which holds the lead plates found, as well as old manuscripts, books, coins, tapestries and paintings by famous artists of Spain.