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The priory of Scala Dei and the origin of the comarca's name

la Morera de Montsant, Priorat, Tarragona

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The priory of Scala Dei and the origin of the comarca's name

Historical milestone · la Morera de Montsant, Priorat, Tarragona

la Morera de Montsant

Image of la Morera de Montsant, not of the place itself.

The charterhouse founded in 1194 was the first in the peninsula and exercised lordship over a dozen villages of the range. From that dominion of the prior comes the name by which the whole comarca is known.

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Photo: Tabalot (Public domain)

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