{"id":923,"date":"2022-02-25T11:36:22","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T10:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monasteriosanjuan.com\/iglesia-de-santa-maria-de-santa-cruz-de-la-seros\/"},"modified":"2022-11-11T10:47:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T09:47:21","slug":"iglesia-de-santa-maria-de-santa-cruz-de-la-seros","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monasteriosanjuan.com\/en\/iglesia-de-santa-maria-de-santa-cruz-de-la-seros\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Mary\u2019s Church in Santa Cruz de la Ser\u00f3s"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p align=\"justify\">Seven kilometres far from San Juan de la Pe\u00f1a, in the beautiful village of Santa Cruz de la Ser\u00f3s, in the heart of the Pyrenees, lies the <strong>Romanesque church of Santa Mar\u00eda (Saint Mary\u2019s)<\/strong>, a temple which belonged to the once existing monastery of Santa Mar\u00eda de la Ser\u00f3s.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Founded around 1059 by Ramiro I, the first king of Aragon, the monastery was inhabited by Benedictine nuns under the authority of San Juan de la Pe\u00f1a. During the 11th and 12th centuries, a certain number of women from the Aragonese nobility lived within its walls, the three daughters of the monarch among them: the royal ladies Aresa, Urraca and Sancha.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The monastery reached a period of grandeur when Lady Sancha, widow to Count Ermengol III of Urgell, entered it as abbess in year 1070. Lady Sancha was a key player at that time, a strong supporter to renew the old structures in the kingdom, and her work contributed to its modernization and its opening towards the rest of Europe. After her death, in 1095, she was buried in the monastery in a splendid sarcophagus currently located in the Royal Monastery of the Benedictines in Jaca.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monasteriosanjuan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/iglesia-santa-maria.jpg\" aria-label=\"iglesia-santa-maria\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monasteriosanjuan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/iglesia-santa-maria-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"iglesia santa maria\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monasteriosanjuan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/iglesia-santa-maria-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monasteriosanjuan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/iglesia-santa-maria-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monasteriosanjuan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/iglesia-santa-maria.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Monastery of San Juan de la Pe\u00f1a ticket includes access to Church of Santa Mar\u00eda.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monasteriosanjuan.com\/en\/como-llegar\/\">Prices and Schedules<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_887a049b height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monasteriosanjuan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/iglesia-santa-maria-1.jpg\" aria-label=\"iglesia-santa-maria-1\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monasteriosanjuan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/iglesia-santa-maria-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"iglesia santa maria\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monasteriosanjuan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/iglesia-santa-maria-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monasteriosanjuan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/iglesia-santa-maria-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monasteriosanjuan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/iglesia-santa-maria-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p align=\"justify\"><span lang=\"en-US\">In year 1555 the Benedictine nuns moved to Jaca and the monastic buildings were abandoned to be dismantled, reusing many of its ware in the houses of the village. Only has the church survived from the amazing monastery of the 11th century, as an outstanding example of Romanesque Aragonese architecture. Its sturdy dimensions speak of its both defensive and religious functions. It has a beautiful construction inspired by the cathedral of Jaca and has a tall tower and robust volumes, being without a doubt the most outstanding bell tower within the Aragonese Romanesque style.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The church of the old monastery of Saint Mary in Santa Cruz de la Ser\u00f3s was declared a part of the Spanish Heritage in 1931 and in 2005.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Seven kilometres far from San Juan de la Pe\u00f1a, in the beautiful village of Santa Cruz de la Ser\u00f3s, in the heart of the Pyrenees, lies the Romanesque church of Santa Mar\u00eda (Saint Mary\u2019s), a temple which belonged to the once existing monastery of Santa Mar\u00eda de la Ser\u00f3s. 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