The Franciscan convent in Atienza is believed to have been founded around 1264. At the end of the 15th century, the house passed to the Observant Franciscans, who remained there until the War of Independence, when the convent was badly damaged and abandoned by the friars.Today only the Gothic apse of the church, from the end of the 14th century, remains.
The first mention of this monastery dates back to 1197. Albendiego is known thanks to the church that still preserves a beautiful Romanesque chancel, although the rest of the temple was rebuilt in a later period.
In 1218, Rodrigo Fernández and his wife, wealthy people from Atienza, founded a female Cistercian monastery in this place, which they named after San Salvador. In the future, this monastery would benefit from more goods and privileges from individuals and also from kings. he monastery continued its activity in this place until 1576, when, following the provisions of the Council of Trent, a more suitable place for the community was sought, and it was moved to the new convent of the Conception of Almonacid de Zorita, which was also abandoned in 1623.
Sigüenza Cathedral dates back to the 11th century. Its construction actually began in 1144, probably on the foundations of an old Visigothic and Moorish temple. The Renaissance painter Juan Soreda worked on the cathedral in the 16th century and in particular on the altarpiece dedicated to Saint Livrado between 1526 and 1528.
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