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Act of consecration of the church of the monastery of Sant Pere de les Puel·les by Bishop Guilarà of Barcelona

Date
945 - 1215
Archive
ACUB Cultural Area of ​​Benedictines
Document type
Textual
Reference code
CAT-AMSPP-MSPP-Col·lecció de pergamins-1
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Description

Between the walls of Barcelona in the 10th century, a new spiritual seed was beginning to germinate. The act of consecration of the church of the monastery of Sant Pere de les Puel·les, dated between 945 and 1215, is the first written evidence of the Benedictine female community that resided there. This document not only consecrates a sacred space, but also consecrates the active presence of women in the religious and cultural life of the county. Founded probably in the thirties of the 10th century, Sant Pere de les Puel·les was the first female monastery in Barcelona and the second in the Catalan counties. The act, presided over by Bishop Guilarà, reflects the desire to consolidate a monastic network that connected Catalonia with European spiritual currents. It is a living testimony of female participation in the construction of a collective and spiritual identity that crossed borders.