Monastery Of Saint Pelagius Of Antealtares
Background
The monastery was founded in the 11th century by Alfonso II of Asturias as a Benedictine monastery originally staffed by twelve monks. It was initially aimed to look after and render worship to the newly discovered tomb of the Apostle James, which brought a pilgrimage status to the city.
Once the Benedictine monks left the monastery in 1499, it was occupied by cloistered nuns and dedicated to Pelagius of Córdoba, a 10th-century Galician child captured, martyred by order of the Caliph Abd-ar-Rahman III of al-Andalus after his refusal to renounce of his Christian faith. The present-day construction is almost entirely from the 17th and 18th centuries.
See also
References
- ^ Bowman, Jeffrey A. (2001). "Raguel, 'The Martyrdom of St. Pelagius". In Thomas F. Head (ed.). Medieval Hagiography: An Anthology. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415937535.
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