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Founding of the convent of Santa Clara of Allariz

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Founding of the convent of Santa Clara of Allariz

Historical milestone · Allariz, Allariz - Maceda, Ourense

Queen Violante of Aragon, wife of Alfonso X, founded at Allariz in 1286 a monastery of Poor Clares to which she ended up retiring and in which she arranged for her burial; the community has kept conventual life there ever since. Her patronage turned the town into a royal residence and into one of the seven capitals of the Kingdom of Galicia.

1286

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