Sotos Albos Monastery
| Sotos Albos Cistercian Abbey | |
|---|---|
| location |
 Spain Province of Segovia |
| Coordinates: | 41 ° 1 '42 " N , 3 ° 54' 0" W |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
562 |
| founding year | 1126/1133 by Benedictines |
| Cistercian since | 1212 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1498 |
| Mother monastery | Citeaux monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Citeaux monastery |
|
Daughter monasteries |
no |
The Sotos Albos Monastery (Santa María de la Sierra; Saltus Albi) is a former Cistercian abbey in Sotosalbos near Collado Hermoso around 18 km northwest of Segovia in the province of Segovia in Castile-León in Spain .
history
The monastery, a Benedictine foundation from 1126 (or 1133) , initiated by the Bishop of Segovia, Pedro de Agén, joined the Cistercian order in 1212 as a daughter monastery of Cîteaux . The monastery was converted into a priory of the Sacramenia Monastery as early as 1498 , but continued as such until around 1835. The ruinous facility is now used for beekeeping.
The ruin has been classified as a Monumento Nacional ( Bien de Interés Cultural ) since 1931 .
architecture
The complex, which already has pronounced Gothic features, has been preserved in a ruinous condition. The church, whose roof is missing, has three aisles with five bays and pointed arches , but without a crossing, with a monumental facade with a pointed portal and a now empty rose window and two small oculi on the sides. The first yokes have animal capitals in the Romanesque tradition. The use of quarry stone masonry is striking.
See also
- Sotosalbos , a village about five kilometers to the west with a beautiful Romanesque church
literature
- Martín Postigo, María de la Soterraña: El monasterio de “Santa Maria de la Sierra” (Sotosalbos) . In: Cistercium , Vol. 1982, No. 163, pp. 243-353.
- Bernard Peugniez: Le Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne . Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, p. 826.