Benedictines' Convent. First Part. The Nuns' Story.

On the left we can see the Benedictines' Convent. The story of these nuns is very interesting.

First they were at the Monasterio Viejo de San Juan de la Peña, they were living in the same place as the monks, obviously in different areas, but in fact they were really near.

(The) Saint Benito's Rule in 1024 forced the nuns to leave the Monastery so they moved to the village Santa Cruz de la Serós.

It was a good time for the Order. Doña Sancha, Urraca and Teresa went to live to the Monastery of Santa María because it was a calm place in a time of war and conflict.

Doña Sancha was a powerful woman, she was a very important piece of (the) Aragonese Hhistory.

In 1097 Doña Sancha died and she was buried in a pretty sarcophagus in Santa María Church.

In 1520 the nuns were moved to Jaca. The Order started its new life in this Convent.

When the Sarcophagus was moved to Jaca it was a very hard work. They spent three days for fifteen kilometres! It arrived here in November 1622. If you want you can see the Sarcophagus but before you must request permission from the nuns.