Monastery of the Mother of God (Olmedo) facts for kids
The Monastery of the Mother of God is a convent of Dominican nuns sited in Olmedo, Valladolid Province, Spain. It was founded in 1528 as a beaterio (beguinage), under the title of Sta. Catalina, under the protection of Doña Francisca de Zuñiga, abbess of San Paio, Santiago.
History
The monastery was seized in the Ecclesiastical confiscations of Mendizabal. Despite a government ban, it remained active in the figure of the Mother Prioress Isabel de Garcimartín, who together with three novices kept it until 1868. Although the monastery returned to its religious status in 1868, it was less height reaching and was on the verge of disappearance in later years.
In the 1950s, the monastery sought help from the community of Dominican Sisters of Daroca (Zaragoza), which sent them three nuns to continue religious work (including sister Teresita del Niño Jesús Pérez de Iriarte). The present building dates from the seventeenth century, and was rebuilt in the nineteenth century.
See also
In Spanish: Monasterio de la Madre de Dios (Olmedo) para niños
