Tiny Tour | Poblet Spain | The Royal Monastery of Poblet from 12th Century | 2020 Dec

The Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Poblet is a monastery of the Cistercian order founded in 1150 . It is located at the foot of the Prades mountains, in the Conca de Barberà region. Poblet is an impressive architectural ensemble and can be counted among the most important monastic complexes in Europe. It is, in fact, the largest inhabited monastic complex on the European continent. Since the Middle Ages, it has been an important symbolic reference for the countries of the ancient Crown of Aragon.
In 1921, after the visit of King Alfonso XIII, it was declared a National Monument by the Spanish Government. In 1991 it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The history of the monastery of Poblet has been closely linked to that of the rest of Catalonia. The Royal Monastery of Poblet was founded on August 18, 1150, when Ramon Berenguer IV, count of Barcelona, after completing the conquest of Lleida to the Saracens, gave the abbey of Fontfreda some lands of the Conca de Barberà, so that they established a Cistercian monastery there.
In 1809 the monastery was sacked by the French and in 1811 confiscated, but in 1813 the monks were able to relocate there.
The main church of Poblet (Santa Maria) and other places of the monastery served as burial places for monarchs, children and other people of the Crown of Aragon, members of other important noble lineages, abbots and monks of the monastery and other prominent people.
The tombs of this pantheon contain the remains of the following royal persons:
• Arch next to the Epistle (right) of the High Altar
1. King Alfonso the Chaste (part of the remains are in Santa Maria de Vilabertran ).
2. King John the Hunter .
3. Mata d'Armanyac , first wife of King John.
4. Violant de Bar , second wife of King John.
5. King John the Great .
6. Joana Enríquez , second wife of king Joan.
• Arch next to the Gospel (left) of the High Altar
1. King James the Conqueror .
2. King Peter the Ceremonious .
3. Maria de Navarra , first wife of king Pere.
4. Eleanor of Portugal , second wife of King Peter.
5. Eleanor of Sicily , third wife of King Peter.
6. King Ferdinand of Antequera .
• Outside the royal arches
1. King Alfonso the Magnanimous . (*)
2. King Martí l'Humà .
To know more about Poblet:
ca.wikipedia.o...
whc.unesco.org...
poblet.cat/
Devices used:
Camera: Fujifilm X-T3,
Lens: Fujinon XF 10-24mm F4, 16-55mm F2.8, 50-140mm F2.8