Aerial view of Cloister of Monestir de Santa Maria de Santes Creus, Cistercian abbey, monastery, church, Santes Creus, Aiguamurcia Tarragona, Cataloni
Aerial view of Cloister of Monestir de Santa Maria de Santes Creus, Cistercian abbey, monastery, church, Santes Creus, Aiguamurcia Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe. The abbey was erected in the 12th century, in today's municipality of Aiguamurcia, in the village of Santes Creus, in the province of Tarragona (Catalonia). However, it was in the thirteenth century when Peter III of Aragon expressed his desire to be buried in the monastery and a royal crypt was built for himself and his son, King James II that many of the local nobility established the custom to choose this place for burial. This led to the monastery to increase in splendor and greatness thanks to the numerous donations received.
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