Poblet Monastery
monastery
The Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet (Catalan: Reial Monestir de Santa Maria de Poblet) is a Cistercian monastery. The abbey is located at the feet of the Prades Mountains, in the comarca of Conca de Barberà, in Catalonia (Spain). It was founded in 1150 by Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona.[2] It was the first of three monasteries that made up the "Cistercian triangle".[3] The other two were Vallbona de les Monges and Santes Creus.[3] The main architect was Arnau Bargués.
| Poblet Monastery | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic Church |
| Leadership | Abott Octavi Vilà i Mayo |
| Location | |
| Location | Vimbodí i Poblet, Catalonia, Spain |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°22′51″N 1°04′57″E / 41.380833°N 1.0825°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Arnau Bargués |
| Architectural type | Monastery |
| Architectural style | Catalan Gothic |
| Designated as NHL | |
| Criteria | Cultural: i, iv |
| Reference | 518 |
| Inscription | 1991 (15th Session) |
| Official name: Monestir de Poblet | |
| Designated | 13 July 1921 |
| Reference no. | (R.I.)-51-0000197-00000[1] |
| Website | |
| www | |
Burials change
The following kings and queens of Aragon are buried at the Poblet Monastery:[4]
- Alfonso II (1196)
- James I (1276)
- Peter IV (1387), and his first three wives Maria of Navarre, Eleanor of Portugal, and Eleanor of Sicily
- John I (1396), and his wives, Martha of Armagnac and Violant of Bar
- Martin (1410), and his first wife, Maria de Luna
- Ferdinand I (1416), and his wife, Eleanor of Alburquerque
- Alfonso V (1458)
- John II (1479), and his second wife, Joana Enríquez
Images change
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Poblet ground plan -
Gate -
Main belltower -
Tomb of a king and queen of Aragon within the Reial Monestir de Poblet -
Tomb of James I of Aragon -
Part of the Royal Pantheon after restoration -
References change
- ↑ "Monasterio de Poblet". Patrimonio Historico - Base de datos de bienes inmuebles (in Spanish). Ministerio de Cultura. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ↑ Mary-Ann Gallagher; Nick Inman, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Barcelona & Catalonia (London; New York: DK, 2013), p. 126
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Beebe Bahrami, The Spiritual Traveler: Spain : a Guide to Sacred Sites and Pilgrim Routes (Mahwah, NJ: HiddenSpring, 2009), p. 211
- ↑ "Tombes reials". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
Other websites change
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reial Monestir de Poblet.
- Monestir de Poblet Official website
- Adrian Fletcher's Paradoxplace Poblet Pages (photos) Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Monestirs de Catalunya. Poblet (in Catalan)
- Poblet photos Archived 2014-04-24 at the Wayback Machine