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The expulsion of the abbesses

Sant Joan de les Abadesses, Ripollès, Girona

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The expulsion of the abbesses

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

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A papal bull dissolved the female community in 1017, accusing it of not following the rule, in an episode closely linked to the interests of count Bernat Tallaferro; the monastery later passed to Augustinian canons.

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