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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:

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Monasterio de Poblet para niños

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