Oria de Pallars (''c''.11201178) (or "Aurea") was a medieval Spanish noblewoman, countess of
Pallars Jussà
Pallars Jussà () is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. It was established as a ''comarca'' in 1936, out of the old county of Pallars. The name means "Lower Pallars"; to the northeast and into the mountains is Pallars Sobirà. Its capital a ...
and wife of
Arnau Mir
Arnau (or Arnal) Mir (died 1174) was the Count of Pallars Jussà from 1124/6 until his death.
The '' Memoria renovata'', which dates to the reign of Raymond Berengar IV of Barcelona over the Kingdom of Aragon, contains a genealogy of Arnau Mir. ...
del Pallars Jussà (count from 1124–74). Oria was the daughter of Bernat de Entenza and his wife Garsenda. She founded the
Cistercian
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 ...
monastery of
Santa Maria de la Gloria, in
Casbas de Huesca in 1173, with Arnau's support.
Her son, Ramon V (r. 1174–1177), succeeded his father. The succession did cause some conflict within the marriage as Arnau's first will left the county to the
Hospitaller Order. In the end, the succession was confirmed instead. Ramon died young, leaving his daughter Valencia under Oria's tutelage. In 1178, Oria entered the monastery of Casbas with her infant granddaughter, Valencia. Oria's final testament survives and reflects her pious endeavors and independence as a widow. The surviving documents of the Monastery of Casbas present the countess as an active donor. She did not restrict her patronage to the monastery she founded, however, extending her wealth to various churches and communities in the county. This dedication has led Ruiz-Domènec and others to identify Oria as the donor figure in the apse fresco of
Sant Pere del Burgal.
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Biografia de Oria, d'Entença
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12th-century Aragonese nobility
12th-century Catalan people
12th-century Spanish women