Ex-Monastery of San Isidoro del Campo

The Monastery of San Isidoro del Campo Santi Ponce ( the ancient Italica ) is a former Cistercian abbey in the province of Seville, in Andalucia, Spain.

History

The monastery was around the year 1301 ( the figures vary 1298-1302 ) by Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, known as Guzmán the Good, and his wife María Alfonso Coronel founded on the site of a Mozarabic hermitage in which, according to tradition, Isidor was originally buried in Seville. Next to the church of the monastery was Guzman's son, a second church building. The populated monastery of San Pedro de Gumiel monastery belonged to the filiation of primary Abbey Mori Moon, and was considered the southernmost Cistercian monastery in Western Europe. 1431 the Cistercians were replaced by Jerónimos Hermits, this 1568 by Hieronymitenmönche. In the monastery repeal under the government of Juan Álvarez Mendizábal the monastery was dissolved in 1836. The plant was preserved. The monastery was restored in 2002.

Buildings and plant

The Gothic, rebuilt in the 16th century church has two ships, the second of which was added later ( " las iglesias gemelas " ), the older a Schnitzretabel by Juan Martinez Montanes and the kneeling donor figures by the same artist and the younger the founder grave and the grave of Urraca Osorio poses. The fortified monastery has two cloisters in the Mudejar style, of which one ( " claustro de los Evangelista " ) with heavily restored in the 20th century frescoes from the 15th century. The other cloister ( " claustro de los Muertes " ) is Gothic and has a double gallery. The Saktrstei dates from the 17th century and takes the place of the chapter house and dormitory. The chapter house was built in the 17th century. The refectory in the west of the exam dates back to the 14th century and was at the time of Jerónimos richly decorated, including a painting of the Last Supper.