Quintanilla

Title

Quintanilla

Dates

Founded 1175; dissolved 13th c.?

Dedication

Mary

Medieval Diocese

Osma

Circary

Spain

History

A community of Premonstratensian sisters founded in 1175 by Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor of England. The first sisters came from Bujedo. Its history is obscure and it is unclear when the community came to an end.

In the 18th century, some ruins of the former monastic complex could still be seen.

Status

Women's community

Files

Collection

Spain

Citation

“Quintanilla,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/612.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Bujedo de Candepajares