Monasterio de Santa María de Buenafuente del Sistal
The Monasterio de Santa María de Buena Fuente del Sistal (short Monasterio de Buena Fuente ; lat. Abbatia BMV de Bonafonte ) is a Spanish Cistercian - Abbey in the province of Guadalajara the Autonomous Region of Castilla-La Mancha , whose origins date to the 12th century go back and was settled by the Casbas monastery .
The monastery is located in the southwest of the municipality of Olmeda de Cobeta in the Parque Natural del Alto Tajo near the village of Buenafuente del Sistal . It is run by mostly elderly Cistercian women. One of them, Teresita, went to the monastery on April 16, 1927, the day of the birthday of the future Pope Benedict XVI. , and left it for the first time as a 103-year-old voluntarily on the occasion of his visit to Spain in August 2011.
literature
- Bernard Peugniez: Le Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne . Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, pp. 839–840.
Web links
- Entry in the Cistopedia, with literature, illustrations and localization
- Elenchus Monasteriorum Ordinis Cisterciensis (List of Cistercian Monasteries), edition of May 28, 2018, p. 73
- Hacia el agua y silencio de Buenafuente del Sistal , report of March 30, 2010 by Professor José Luis García de Paz
Individual evidence
- ↑ Teresita keeps her eyes closed , n-tv, August 16, 2011, accessed August 21, 2011
- ↑ The Pope creates a small miracle , Die Welt, August 20, 2011, accessed August 21, 2011
Coordinates: 40 ° 49 '29.1 " N , 2 ° 13' 6.8" W.