Vallclara

Title

Vallclara

Also Known As

Avicabescer, Vallclara de Montsant, Vallem Claram, Vallis Clara

Dates

Founded ca. 1149; dissolved ca. 1158

Dedication

Mary

Affiliation

Flabémont

Medieval Diocese

Tarragona

Circary

Spain

History

An abortive foundation which only existed for about a decade. The abbey was founded on land given by Ramon Berenguer IV. In 1158, the brothers handed the site over to the bishop of Tortosa. Their church, which was under construction, became the parish church of Santa María de Cabassers. This church was demolished in the 19th century, and only a wall remains.

Status

Abbey

Bibliography

Ferré Masip, Josep, Cristina Masip Rofes, Josep Ramon Miró Cubells, and Carles Prats Ferré. El Monestir de Santa Maria de Vallclara (1149-1158). Cabassers: Centre d’Estudis Santa Maria de Vallclara, 2021.

Image Credit

The remaining wall of Santa Maria de Vallclara, 2013. Wikimedia.

Files

Collection

Spain

Citation

“Vallclara,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/349.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Flabémont