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Pope Gregory IX grants Queen Violant of Hungary and her daughters the right to enter the monastery of Sant Antoni and Santa Clara in Barcelona.

Date
1240
Archive
ACUB Cultural Area of ​​Benedictines
Document type
Textual
Reference code
CAT-AMSBM-MSCB-Col·lecció de pergamins-254
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Description

In 1240, Pope Gregory IX authorized Queen Violant of Hungary and her daughters to enter the monastery of Sant Antoni and Santa Clara in Barcelona. This document reflects the determined support of the Catalan monarchy to the order of the Poor Clares, at a time of spiritual and institutional expansion of this female religious model. The direct involvement of the queen and the infantas shows how royal women not only wielded political influence, but also wove networks of spiritual and cultural power. This papal concession is testimony to the connection between Catalonia and the great European religious currents, and how female alliances contributed to shape a spiritually interconnected Europe. The document symbolizes the strength of faith, diplomacy and the written word in the construction of a society where women were also protagonists.