Poblet Monastery facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Poblet Monastery |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic Church |
Leadership | Abott José Alegre |
Location | |
Location | Vimbodí i Poblet, Catalonia, Spain |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Arnau Bargués |
Architectural type | Monastery |
Architectural style | Catalan Gothic |
Official name: Poblet Monastery | |
Criteria | i, iv |
Designated | 1991 |
Reference no. | 518 |
Official name: Monasterio de Poblet | |
13 July 1921 | |
(R.I.)-51-0000197-00000 |
The Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet (Catalan: [Reial Monestir de Santa Maria de Poblet] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a Cistercian monastery. The abbey is located at the feet of the Prades Mountains, in the comarca of Conca de Barberà, in Catalonia (Spain). It was founded in 1150 by Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona. It was the first of three monasteries that made up the "Cistercian triangle". The other two were Vallbona de les Monges and Santes Creus. The main architect was Arnau Bargués.
Burials
The following kings and queens of Aragon are buried at the Poblet Monastery:
- Alfonso II (1196)
- James I (1276)
- Peter IV (1387), and his first three wives Maria of Navarre, Eleanor of Portugal, and Eleanor of Sicily
- John I (1396), and his wives, Martha of Armagnac and Violant of Bar
- Martin (1410), and his first wife, Maria de Luna
- Ferdinand I (1416), and his wife, Eleanor of Alburquerque
- Alfonso V (1458)
- John II (1479), and his second wife, Joana Enríquez
Images for kids
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Main belltower
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Tomb of Ferdinand I of Aragon and Eleanor of Albuquerque of Aragon within the Reial Monestir de Poblet
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Tomb of James I of Aragon
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Poblet Monastery Guesthouse in Tarragona.Architect Mariano Bayón. 2010
See also
In Spanish: Monasterio de Poblet para niños