Monastery of Rueda

The Cistercian monastery of Nuestra Señora de Rueda has its origins in the French abbey of Planselve (Notre- Dame de Gimont, Occitania), which in 1152
established a house in the place of Nuestra Señora de Salz, to the north of Zaragoza.

About this building

Monastic life in Rueda continued until the 19th century, when it suffered a series of misfortunes, common to almost every Spanish monastery at that time: the Spanish War of Independence, temporary exclaustration during the Liberal Triennium (1820-23) and definitive exclaustration in 1835, when the establishment was closed and its assets put up for sale. For more information about this building visit 

https://www.monestirs.cat/monst/annex/espa/arago/sarag/crueda.htm

Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Monuments
  • Interior features

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