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The reorganisation of the monastery of Alaón

Sopeira, La Ribagorza, Huesca

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The reorganisation of the monastery of Alaón

Historical milestone · Sopeira, La Ribagorza, Huesca

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Count Begón of Tolosa commissioned, in 806, the abbot Crisógono to restore the monastic life of Santa María de Alaón, the first written notice of the monastery; its cartulary, with more than three hundred documents, allows the reconstruction of the County of Ribagorza.

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Photo: GFreihalter (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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