Toro (Santa Sofia)
Title
Toro (Santa Sofia)
Also Known As
Convento Real de Santa Sufia de Toro, Monjas Sofias, Sanctae Sophiae apud Taurum, Sanctae Sophiae Tauriensis, Santa Sofía
Dates
Founded early 14th c.
Dedication
Sophia
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
The monastery of Santa Sofia de Toro was founded in the early 14th century by María de Molina, queen of Castile and León. The sisters came from the double house of San Miguel de Gros. The oldest part of the monastic complex is a 13th-century tower that predates the Premonstratensian community.
The monastery suffered a major fire in 1834. Santa Sofia de Toro remains an active community today.
The monastery suffered a major fire in 1834. Santa Sofia de Toro remains an active community today.
Heads of Community
Prioresses
Maria Perez, fl. 1331
Maria II Garcia, 1330-1349
Estabana Solis, 1351-1352
Ines Garcia, fl. 1354
Sancha, 1373-1376
Teresa Garcia, fl. 1463
Elvira Cornejo, fl. 1485
Marina de Castañeda, fl. 1507
Elvira II Cornejo, fl. 1511
Ana de Encina, fl. 1534
Maria Perez, fl. 1331
Maria II Garcia, 1330-1349
Estabana Solis, 1351-1352
Ines Garcia, fl. 1354
Sancha, 1373-1376
Teresa Garcia, fl. 1463
Elvira Cornejo, fl. 1485
Marina de Castañeda, fl. 1507
Elvira II Cornejo, fl. 1511
Ana de Encina, fl. 1534
Status
Women's community
Archival Sources
Madrid, Archivo Histórico Nacional
ES./18 (Finding Aid)
Nancy, Bibliothèque Stanislas
MS 993, fols. 45r-46r
Valladolid, Archivo de la Real Chancillería de Valladolid
Pergaminos, Carpeta 40, 10 (1508)
Registro de Ejecutorias, Caja 195, 18 (1504)
ES./18 (Finding Aid)
Nancy, Bibliothèque Stanislas
MS 993, fols. 45r-46r
Valladolid, Archivo de la Real Chancillería de Valladolid
Pergaminos, Carpeta 40, 10 (1508)
Registro de Ejecutorias, Caja 195, 18 (1504)
Reference
Bibliography
Backmund, Norbert. “St. Sofia de Toro.” Pro Nostris. Ephemerides Trimestres Commissionis Norbertinae 23 (1958): 62–69.
Fr. Jean-Baptiste. “Les deux abbayes feminines d’Espagne, Toro et Villoria.” In Actes officiels du 17e colloque du Centre d’Études et de Recherches Prémontrées, Prieuré du Bearn-Valmont, 17–19. C.E.R.P., 1991.
Ramos, Lara Arribas. “Semblanza Historiográfica del Monacato Femenino en Toro: El Monasterio Premonstratense de Santa Sofía.” Anuario del Instituto de Estudios Zamoranos “Florián de Ocampo” 36 (2021): 107–25. https://gredos.usal.es/bitstream/handle/10366/151030/Anuario%2006-11-29.pdf.
Image Credit
The church of the Monasterio de Santa Sofía, 2008. Wikimedia.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Toro (Santa Sofia),” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/687.
Geolocation
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