Villamedianilla

Title

Villamedianilla

Also Known As

S. Maria de la Carça, S. Maria de la Zarza, Santa Maria de Val de Vallejera, Sta. Maria de Villacarrero, Sta. Maria de Villamediana del Valle de Vallegera, Villa Medianilla, Villamediana

Dates

Founded later 12th c.; dissolved 1574

Dedication

Mary

Affiliation

Aguilar de Campoo

Medieval Diocese

Burgos

Circary

Spain

History

Villamediana was founded in the second half of the 12th century by María de Almenara (or de Urgel), lady of Miranda de Ebro, Alemenara, and Palazuelos de la Sierra. It may initially have been a double house.

Because of poverty, the abbey was suppressed in 1574. The property was then annexed to the College of Salamanca.

Heads of Community

Abbots

Rodrigo, 1185-119
Domingo, fl. 1204
R., fl. 1224
Marcos, 1239-1248
Miguel, 1268-1279
Gomez, 1279-?
Aparicio, fl. 1312
Esteban, 1350-1360
Pedro I, fl. 1369
Pedro II, fl. 1397
Juan I de Burgos, 1401-1404
Toribio, 1408-bef. 1430
Pedro III de Aguilar, 1428-1433
Pedro IV de Palenzuela, 1433-?
Alfonso de Mayorga, 1436
Juan II de Montañana, 1457-1500
Juan III de Burgos, 1501
Antonio I de Colmenares, 1504-1529
Antonio II de Aguila, 1527-ca. 1542
Antonio III de Aguila, ca. 1542-1573

Status

Abbey

Bibliography

Cidad Muñoz, Santos. “Abadias Premonstratenses en la Diocesis de Burgos. (Capítulo VII) El Tejo y Villamediana B.M.V.” Diario de Burgos, June 13, 1982. https://bibliotecadigital.jcyl.es/es/catalogo_imagenes/grupo.do?path=10342940.

Files

Collection

Spain

Citation

“Villamedianilla,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/695.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Aguilar de Campoo