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Monastery Of Santa María De Nogales
The monastery of Santa María de Nogales (Spanish: Monasterio de Santa María de Nogales) was a Cistercian monastery in Spain. Its ruins still exist in the environs of San Esteban de Nogales. Several important figures are buried there, including Sancha Ponce de Cabrera, Pedro Ponce de Cabrera and his wife Aldonza Alfonso de León Aldonza Alfonso de León (c. 1215–1266) was an illegitimate daughter of King Alfonso IX of León Alfonso IX (15 August 117123 or 24 September 1230) was King of León and Galicia from the death of his father Ferdinand II in 1188 until hi .... Sources Monasteries in Castile and León Cistercian monasteries in Spain {{Spain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cistercians
The Cistercians, () officially the Order of Cistercians ( la, (Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint Benedict, as well as the contributions of the highly-influential Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, known as the Latin Rule. They are also known as Bernardines, after Saint Bernard himself, or as White Monks, in reference to the colour of the "cuculla" or cowl (choir robe) worn by the Cistercians over their habits, as opposed to the black cowl worn by Benedictines. The term ''Cistercian'' derives from ''Cistercium,'' the Latin name for the locale of Cîteaux, near Dijon in eastern France. It was here that a group of Benedictine monks from the monastery of Molesme founded Cîteaux Abbey in 1098, with the goal of following more closely the Rule of Saint Benedict. The best known of them were Robert of Molesme, Alberic of Cîteaux and the English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monastery
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which may be a chapel, church, or temple, and may also serve as an oratory, or in the case of communities anything from a single building housing only one senior and two or three junior monks or nuns, to vast complexes and estates housing tens or hundreds. A monastery complex typically comprises a number of buildings which include a church, dormitory, cloister, refectory, library, balneary and infirmary, and outlying granges. Depending on the location, the monastic order and the occupation of its inhabitants, the complex may also include a wide range of buildings that facilitate self-sufficiency and service to the community. These may include a hospice, a school, and a range of agricultural and manufacturing buildings such as a barn, a fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Esteban De Nogales
San Esteban de Nogales is a municipality located in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional de Estadística (other) * Instituto Nacional de Estatística (other) * Instituto Nacional Elec ...), the municipality has a population of 350 inhabitants. The Cistercian Monastery of Santa María de Nogales is located in this municipal term. It was built in 1150 and abandoned in the 19th century. References External links Real Monasterio de Santa María de Nogales Municipalities in the Province of León Tierra de La Bañeza {{León-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sancha Ponce De Cabrera
Sancha Ponce de Cabrera (died in 1176) was a daughter of Ponce Giraldo de Cabrera, and his first wife, Sancha Núñez.Even though she appears in some genealogies as the daughter of Ponce's second wife, María Fernández de Traba, years later, her children Juan, Fernando and Maria make a donation to the Monastery of Santa María de Meira in Galicia of some properties that they had inherited from their grandmother Sancha Núñez. ''Cfr.'' Fernández-Xesta y Vázquez (1991), pp. 60–61Se''Colección documental do Mosteiro de Santa María de Meira'' María Mercedes Domínguez Casal She was the wife of the important magnate from the Kingdom of León, Vela Gutiérrez. In 1149, King Alfonso VIII of León gave the couple as a wedding gift the villa of Nogales which they, in turn, donated to Aldara Pérez, abbess at the Monastery of San Miguel de Bóveda in Ourense. The abbess was entrusted with the task of bringing nuns from her monastery to the new one which would be governed by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Ponce De Cabrera
Pedro Ponce de Cabrera (died 1248/1254), was a magnate from the Kingdom of León, son of Ponce Vela de Cabrera and his wife Teresa Rodríguez Girón, daughter of Rodrigo Gutiérrez Girón and his first wife María de Guzmán. From his marriage to Aldonza Alfonso de León, illegitimate daughter of Alfonso IX and his mistress Aldonza Martínez de Silva, «...would descend one of the most important and aristocratic Spanish families of the Late Middle Ages, the Ponce de León, so relevant in the conquest of Andalusia where they were to receive over time the Marquisate of Cádiz and Duchy of Arcos». Biographical sketch Probably born near the end of the 12th century as he appears described in a document in July 1202 as a minor, Pedro Ponce de Cabrera was an important magnate during the reigns of King Alfonso IX, whom he served as his ''alférez'', and of his successor, Ferdinand III of Castile. In February 1221 he was part of the entourage that accompanied ''Infanta'' Eleano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldonza Alfonso De León
Aldonza Alfonso de León (c. 1215–1266) was an illegitimate daughter of King Alfonso IX of León Alfonso IX (15 August 117123 or 24 September 1230) was King of León and Galicia from the death of his father Ferdinand II in 1188 until his own death. He took steps towards modernizing and democratizing his dominion and founded the Universit ... and his mistress Aldonza Martínez de Silva. She married Pedro Ponce de Cabrera and had several children. She is buried at the Monastery of Santa María de Nogales References 1210s births 1266 deaths Spanish nobility Illegitimate children of Spanish monarchs {{Spain-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monasteries In Castile And León
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which may be a chapel, church, or temple, and may also serve as an oratory, or in the case of communities anything from a single building housing only one senior and two or three junior monks or nuns, to vast complexes and estates housing tens or hundreds. A monastery complex typically comprises a number of buildings which include a church, dormitory, cloister, refectory, library, balneary and infirmary, and outlying granges. Depending on the location, the monastic order and the occupation of its inhabitants, the complex may also include a wide range of buildings that facilitate self-sufficiency and service to the community. These may include a hospice, a school, and a range of agricultural and manufacturing buildings such as a barn, a forge, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
