Dominican Convent, Zaragoza
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The Dominican Convent in the city of
Zaragoza Zaragoza (), traditionally known in English as Saragossa ( ), is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the ...
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Aragon Aragon ( , ; Spanish and ; ) is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces of Spain, ...
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Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
() is a former Dominican
priory A priory is a monastery of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. They were created by the Catholic Church. Priories may be monastic houses of monks or nuns (such as the Benedictines, the Cistercians, or t ...
. The remains of Eudoxia Laskarina Asanina, also known as Irene Lascaris are said to lie here.Angelov, D. The Byzantine Hellene: The Life of Emperor Theodore Laskaris and Byzantium in the Thirteenth Century, Cambridge / New York 2019, pp. 226–227.


See also

* Ventimiglia family


References

Monasteries in Aragon Buildings and structures in Zaragoza Convents in Spain Dominican convents Burial sites of the Laskarid dynasty Burial sites of the House of Asen Baroque architecture in Aragon {{Spain-Christian-monastery-stub