Santa Cruz de Ribas

Title

Santa Cruz de Ribas

Also Known As

Monzonio, Monzón, Santa Cruz de la Zarza

Dates

Founded 1176; dissolved 1841

Dedication

Holy Cross

Affiliation

Retuerta

Medieval Diocese

Palencia

Circary

Spain

History

Santa Cruz de Ribas was founded in 1176 by Alfonso VIII of Castile. The first brothers came from Retuerta. In the late 16th century, Philip II provided funding to expand the community.

From 1627, the status of the community was reduced to that of a priory when most of the brothers moved to Valladolid. In 1841, Santa Cruz de Ribas was suppressed. The ruins of the former monastic complex are today a state property.


Status

Abbey; priory from 1627

Archival Sources

Madrid, Archivo Histórico Nacional

ES./23.

Valladolid, Archivo de la Real Chancillería de Valladolid

Pergaminos, Caja, 85, 13 (1430/31)

Bibliography

“Asociación de Amigos del Monasterio de Santa Cruz de la Zarza,” 2024. https://www.monasteriosantacruzdelazarza.com.

El Norte de Castilla. “El monasterio de Ribas de Campos se mejorará con 320.000 euros.” November 28, 2020. https://www.elnortedecastilla.es/palencia/monasterio-ribas-campos-20201128180858-nt.html.

González Pérez, María Luisa. Monasterio Santa Cruz de la Zarza. Ribas de Campos: Ayuntamiento de Ribas de Campos, 2019.

Hernando Garrido, José Luis. “Ribas de Campos.” In Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla y León, 4:1139–48. Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real del Patrimonio Histórico, 2002. https://www.romanicodigital.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/files/palencia_RIBAS_DE_CAMPOS.pdf.

Image Credit

Former monastery church of Santa Cruz de Ribas, 2007. Wikimedia.

Files

Collection

Spain

Citation

“Santa Cruz de Ribas,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/280.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Retuerta