Las Dueñas Cistercian Convent (Córdoba)

The Cistercian convent Las Dueñas (Córdoba) was a monastery of the Cistercian women in Córdoba , Spain , from 1370 to 1868 .

history

The nunnery of Santa María de las Dueñas ("Maria Damen"), founded in 1370 by the local nobility, existed until 1868 at today's Plaza Cardenal Toledo in Córdoba. Then the convention was dissolved. The remaining nuns moved to the La Encarnación monastery . The park Jardín de las Dueñas (with Bar Las Dueñas ) is reminiscent of the former monastery.

literature

• Francisco Ruano: Casa de Cabrera en Cordoba. Obra genealogica historica . Córdoba 1779, p. 128.
• Teodomiro Ramírez de Arellano y Gutiérrez: Paseos por Córdoba, o sean apuntes para su historia . Córdoba 1873, Valladolid 2003, pp. 166-173.
• Bernard Peugniez : Le Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne. Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, p. 850.

Web links

• Archive page about the monastery, Spanish
• Entry at cordobapedia (with localization)

Coordinates: 37 ° 53 '12.7 "  N , 4 ° 46" 37.5 "  W.