Fresnillo de las Dueñas
Title
Fresnillo de las Dueñas
Also Known As
Freznillo Dominarum, S. Maria in Choro
Dates
Founded 1164; dissolved 1528
Dedication
Mary
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
The community of Premonstratensian women at Fresnillo de las Dueñas was founded in 1164 on land donated by husband and wife Pedro Gutierrez and Elvira.
The last documentary reference to the sisters dates to 1348. After this point, Fresnillo de Las Duenas appears to have been a parish church dependent on La Vid. In 1568 the community was formally suppressed. All traces of the monastic complex had disappeared by the 1720s.
The last documentary reference to the sisters dates to 1348. After this point, Fresnillo de Las Duenas appears to have been a parish church dependent on La Vid. In 1568 the community was formally suppressed. All traces of the monastic complex had disappeared by the 1720s.
Heads of Community
Prioresses
Maria, fl. 1288
Olalla Martinez, fl. 1326
Maria García, fl. 1343
Maria, fl. 1288
Olalla Martinez, fl. 1326
Maria García, fl. 1343
Status
Women's community, later parish church
Archival Sources
Madrid, Archivo Histórico Nacional
ES./18.
Simancas, Archivo General de Simancas
ES.47161.AGS//CRC,122,1. 1547.
ES./18.
Simancas, Archivo General de Simancas
ES.47161.AGS//CRC,122,1. 1547.
Reference
Bibliography
Real Academia de la Historia. “Indice de los documentos del monasterio de Santa María de Fresnillo.” In Indice de los documentos procedentes de los monasterios y conventos suprimidos que se conservan en el archivo de la Real academia de la historia, 213–22. Madrid: M. Galiano, 1861. https://archive.org/details/indicedelosdocum01madruoft/page/213/mode/2up.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Fresnillo de las Dueñas,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/537.