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Monasterio de San Salvador in Cornellana is a monastery located in 
After her death, the monastery was divided among her heirs, her sons and daughters; Alfonso, Aldonza, Ordoño, and Pelaya Ordóñez. A great-grandson of Cristina, the powerful Count
Cornellana
Cornellana is one of 28 parishes (administrative divisions) in Salas, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.
It is in size, with a population of 796. It is located on the Camino Primitivo
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, municipality of Salas
Salas, from Spanish ''salas'' (rooms, halls), is a Spanish surname and a common family name in the Hispanic-speaking world. It is ranked amongst the most common surnames found in Costa Rica and in Mexico.
People
* Ada Salas (born 1965), Spanis ...
in Asturias, Spain.
Consisting of several Romanesque style buildings which started to be built in the 11th century, the monastery was founded by infanta Cristina Bermúdez
Cristina Bermúdez (Help:IPA for Spanish, pronunciation: ristina beɾmudeθ ( 982-Cornellana, 1051/1067), was an Infante, infanta of Kingdom of León, León, daughter of King Bermudo II of León, Bermudo IIHer filiation, as the daughter of Kin ...
, daughter of Bermudo II of León and his first wife Queen Velasquita RamÃrez
Velasquita RamÃrez (pronunciation: ²elaskita ramireθ (d. ) was Queen consort of León as the first wife of King Bermudo II and mother of ''infanta'' Cristina Bermúdez, wife of Ordoño RamÃrez.
Biography
The family origins of Velasquita a ...
. She founded the monastery in 1024 after the death of her husband, infante Ordoño RamÃrez
Ordoño RamÃrez, called "the Blind" ( 981–before 1024) was the son of King Ramiro III of León and Sancha Gómez, grandson of Sancho I of León and Queen Teresa Ansúrez and, on the maternal side, of Gómez DÃaz, Count of Saldaña and Count ...
"the Blind", son of Ramiro III of León and his wife Sancha Gómez. Cristina lived in the monastery as a nun and was buried there.
After her death, the monastery was divided among her heirs, her sons and daughters; Alfonso, Aldonza, Ordoño, and Pelaya Ordóñez. A great-grandson of Cristina, the powerful Count Suero Vermúdez
Suero Vermúdez (or Bermúdez) (died 12 August 1138) was an Asturian nobleman, territorial governor, and military leader. His career was marked by loyalty to the crown of León-Castile during the reigns of Alfonso VI, Urraca, and Alfonso VII. He ...
in 1120 donated the monastery to the Abbey of Cluny and then to the Cathedral of Oviedo.
Bibliography
* * Monasteries in Asturias 1024 establishments in Europe Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in Asturias {{Spain-Christian-monastery-stub