A Female Cistercian Monastery in Navarra. Nuestra Señora de Salas, Estella (13th-15th c.)
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https://doi.org/10.6093/1593-2214/10404Keywords:
Middle Ages, 13th-15th Centuries, Navarra, Female Monasticism, Cistercian Order, Cistercian Nuns, Our Lady of SalasAbstract
Nuestra Señora de Salas [Our Lady of Salas] is defined as one of the female Cistercian convents of the Kingdom of Navarre in the 13th century, founded on the banks of the Ega River at the entrance to the town of Estella. Its unknown origins and unique trajectory suggest that this community may have been associated with the Jacobean phenomenon of hospitality and care for pilgrims. This would explain its rapid decline and eventual disappearance in the early 15th century, despite having received the Cistercian rule, the tutelage of Santa María de Iranzu, and the protection of the Navarrese monarchy. This analysis reviews the key points of the trajectory of this community, demonstrating the flourishing of religious and spiritual activity among women during the high mediaeval centuries and its close connection to the social and devotional environment of the town of Estella.
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