La Santa Espina Monastery
| Cistercian Abbey of La Santa Espina | |
|---|---|
| location |
 Spain Province of Valladolid |
| Coordinates: | 41 ° 43 ′ 57 " N , 5 ° 6 ′ 0" W |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
272 |
| founding year | 1147 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1835 |
| Mother monastery | Clairvaux Monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Clairvaux Monastery |
|
Daughter monasteries |
Sandoval Monastery (1171–1835) |
The Monastery of La Santa Espina (Spina) is a former Cistercian abbey in the municipality of Castromonte in the province of Valladolid in Castile-Leon in Spain . The monastery, declared a 'National Monument' ( Bien de Interés Cultural ) in 1931, was restored in 1954.
location
The monastery is located in the hills of the Montes Torozos at an altitude of around 800 meters above sea level. d. M. about seven kilometers (driving distance) southwest of the place Castromonte or about ten kilometers east of the neighboring town Urueña . The remarkable pre-Romanesque church of San Cebrián de Mazote is only about ten kilometers to the southwest.
Consecration
The monastery derives its name from a particle of the crown of thorns that Doña Sancha received from the French King Louis VII on a visit to the Abbey of Saint-Denis near Paris .
history
The Branch Clairvaux sent at the request of the sister of Alfonso VII. Of Castile , Doña Sancha, in 1147 a Convention on the establishment of the monastery. The monastery complex was rebuilt in 1575 by the Cantabrian builders Juan de Nates and Juan Ribero de Rada , while the church from the 12th century has been preserved. With the abolition of all monasteries and the confiscation of their possessions ( desamortisatión ) under the government of Juan Álvarez Mendizábal , monastic life came to an end in 1835. The monastery is currently under the control of the provincial administration ( junta ) of Castile-León, which runs an agricultural school there, founded in 1890 by the brothers of La Salle.
Buildings and plant
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The monastery complex, surrounded by a wall from the 17th century with a two-story entrance arch, has been completely preserved and is used for cultural purposes. The three-aisled church with six nave bays was renovated in the late 13th century and has a Gothic, pointed arched rib vault , while the north arm of the transept is still strongly Romanesque . The raised crossing is independently illuminated (see lantern tower ) and ends with a star vault at the top. The main apse with a 5/8 end was renewed in the 16th century. The side chapels are post-medieval. The sacristy is the oldest part of the monastery. A Baroque two-tower facade was built in front of the medieval church in 1783 .
The exam area is north of the church; it includes an older eastern cloister ( claustro de la hospedería ) and a newer, two-story western cloister ( claustro procesional ) in the unadorned Herrera style of the 18th century. The late Romanesque chapter house from the time the monastery was built consists of nine rib-vaulted yokes that rest on four columns. It opens to the cloister with a portal and two twin windows on the side . To the north of the chapter room is the monk's hall, and the refectory is adjacent to the north wing of the cloister .
literature
- Jesús I San José Negro: La Santa Espina. El Monasterio y su entorno . Diputación Provincial de Valladolid, Valladolid 2002, ISBN 84-7852-217-4 .
- Henrik Karge: Gothic architecture in Castile and León . In: Sylvaine Hensel, Henrik Karge (ed.): Spanish art history. An introduction . Volume 1: From late antiquity to early modern times . Dietrich Reimer Verlag, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-496-01076-2 , p. 123.
- Vicente Herbosa: El Románico en Valladolid . Ediciones Lancia, León 2003, ISBN 84-8177-079-5 , ( Colección aspectos - Serie azul ), p. 16 ff.
- Bernard Peugniez: Le Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne . Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, p. 829.
