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The consecration of the monastery of Abbess Emma

Sant Joan de les Abadesses, Ripollès, Girona

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The consecration of the monastery of Abbess Emma

Historical milestone · Sant Joan de les Abadesses, Ripollès, Girona

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Guifré el Pilós consecrated in 887 the Monasterio de Sant Joan de les Abadesses and placed at its head his daughter Emma, the first abbess of the first Benedictine women's community in Gothia; from there the repopulation of the entire Ter valley was organized.

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Photo: Desconegut (Public domain)

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