The Opening of Tombs at the Pedralbes Monastery Reveals Previously Unknown Details About Queen Elisenda
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The monastery of Pedralbes is a jewel of the Catalan Gothic so exceptionally preserved that even the bones of its tombs reveal succulent information about history and raise mysteries that they hope to solve in the coming months. Coinciding with the seven centuries of the foundation of the convent depopulated since the march of the last three Clare nuns in 2025, a pioneering historical study in Barcelona has examined the contents of eight tombs i…
The monastery of Pedralbes celebrates this year its 700th anniversary of its foundation. It is said quickly but this enclosure is treasured by an exciting story that centuries later is still being investigated. Coinciding with this event, one of the most outstanding projects of the cenobio has been the study of the tomb of Queen Elisenda de Montcada, the founder of the monastery with the support of her husband Jaime II. Continue reading...
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