The abbey of Montearagón

Abadía de montearagón con sus caballeros

The abbey of the castle

A GREAT RELIGIOUS CENTER

The Castle of Montearagón not only had a defensive function but also became an important religious center.

After the conquest of Huesca in 1096, the castle lost its strictly military functions but enhanced its religious and repopulating roles. The conflicts with the bishopric of Huesca over the jurisdiction of Upper Aragon were constant, forcing King Peter I to oversee the so-called Concordia of Calasanz in 1098; disputes that even required the intercession of the papacy.

By around 1257, the castle-abbey of Montearagón possessed an immense amount of estates: Santa Eulalia, Isarre, Castilsabás, Angués, San Julián, San Martín de la Valdonsella, Reatacal with its mills Sabayés, Robres, Torres de Almuniente, Barbués, Collaradas, Ayera, Sieso, Labata, Curbe, Marcén, Bespén, Lizana, Tubo, Pompenillo, Piracés, Albero, Alborque, an estate in Barbastro, Sariñena, the tributes of the Grado valley, an estate in Fraga, a tower in Tamarite, a house in Lérida, Fanlo, an honor in Fatás, San Januario, a house in Jaca, Ayerbe, a quarter of the tithes of Bolea, Lupiñén, an estate in Valencia, Albalate de Sariñena, one hundred aureos from the church of Usúa in Pamplona, Milagro, Falcés, and Peralta with Ybero.

Between the abbot and the canons, they divided equally: an estate in Tudela, Peñalén, Villafranca, Rada, Santa Clara, Pitiellas, and Mélida.

Canons

their authority

Their canons also had authority over Montearagón, Loporzano, Villanueva, Fornillos, Arbillas with the church of San Miguel, all the mills of the Flumen, Molinos de la Almunia, the Church of Santa Cruz in Huesca, San Nicolás in the Royal Palace, Pueyo Vicente, Loreto, Prebedo, Huerrios, Alerre, Arascués (royal tithe), Quicena, Florén, Barluenga, Sasa, Chibluco, Sagariello, Olivito, Siétamo, Salillas de Sesa, Arbaniés, an estate in Sesa, Argavieso, Alcalá, Ariño, Almalek, Ballariés, Poleñino, Callén, Alcubierre, Loarre (castle and church), Novaylla, Santa Agata, Garisa, Mondot, Gaberdola, Torre de García Dat, Toriellos, Torres Secas, Cuazos, Artasona, Gurrea (quarter), Petrosis, a house in Zaragoza, a house in Monzón, Luaza, tithes of Aones and Avariés and Sodeto.

In Navarra, they owned: fifty aureos from Funes, Morelfreito, in Lárraga one hundred aureos, the chapel of the castle of Estella, Marciella, and Olite.

Text: Lorenzo Mur Sangrá y Darío Español-Solana

Muralla del castillo Montearagón

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The churches

of montearagón

Montearagón has two churches: an upper one, dedicated to Jesus the Nazarene, and a lower one, Santa María under the ground.
Monje rezando en la abadía