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The bishop of Barcelona Berenguer de Palou grants Maria de Pisa and her sisters full authority to build a monastery under the rule of the closed poor ladies of Sant Damià.

Date
1237
Archive
ACUB Cultural Area of ​​Benedictines
Document type
Textual
Reference code
CAT-AMSBM-MSCB-Col·lecció de pergamins-209
Link to the archive
Description

This document from 1237 records the concession of the bishop of Barcelona, ​​Berenguer de Palou, to Maria de Pisa and her sisters to found a monastery under the rule of the closed poor ladies of Sant Damià. It is about the foundation of the first monastery of Poor Clares in Catalan lands, and is a sample of the early reception of this female spiritual model within the European expansion of the order founded by Clare of Assisi. The document, preserved in the Benedictine Cultural Area, reflects the importance of women in medieval religious life and their capacity for organization and influence. It is also a testimony to how Catalonia was integrated into the spiritual and institutional currents that made up Europe in the 13th century.