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Real Monasterio de Santa María de Guadalupe
River Guadalupe
Guadalupe
Extremadura
Spain
Type: Religious Site
Hours: Open 9 am-1 pm and 3:30-6:30 pm
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Guadalupe
Extremadura
Spain
Type: Religious Site
Hours: Open 9 am-1 pm and 3:30-6:30 pm
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Having visited the shrine at Guadalupe in 1337, Alfonso XI returned in 1340 to found a monastery here. The Real Monasterio de Santa María de Guadalupe grew out of the small hermitage that housed the icon of the Virgin following its rediscovery in the 14th century on the banks of the nearby River Guadalupe. The Hieronymite Friars (Hermit Order of St. Jerome) were charged with the responsibility of maintaining this holy shrine and saw to it that the monastery was gradually expanded up until the 18th century.
Pilgrims who arrived were allowed to stay free for up to three days and, before setting off on their return, were blessed with a new pair of walking shoes. The friars were skillful craftsmen whose iron and silver work is still apparent, yet the monastery fell into disrepair and was abandoned after the secularization of the monasteries in 1835. In the early 20th century the Franciscans took over the monastery and set to the task of restoring it.
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