Beaulieu, c1659
Published in Les Plans, et Profils des principales Villes...de Catalogne
The Priory of Santa Caterina in Cervera was founded in 1304 as a dependency of the Augustinian canonesses’ monastery of Santa Llúcia de Rajadell (Bages). According to Villanueva, in 1374, the Bishop of Vic, Ramon de Bellera, granted new constitutions to the communities of Augustinian nuns in Rajadell and Cervera. In the 15th century, due to the Catalan Civil War, the nuns from Rajadell sought refuge in this priory in Cervera and were unable to return to their original monastery. The community is believed to have dissolved shortly thereafter, and its exact location has since been lost. It is thought to have been located outside the city walls, near the Ondara River, on the road to Vergós.
Place of origin of the priory of Santa Caterina
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- Enllaç ↗ : Claustra
It is believed that the priory stood to the east of Cervera, outside the town walls, halfway to Vergós and close to the Ondara River