Museo Sor María Jesús de Ágreda
Museum of the Concepción convent in Ágreda, with objects of Sor María Jesús de Ágreda and letters addressed to King Philip IV.
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About the museum
The museum is linked to the Convent of the Concepción in Ágreda, in the province of Soria, and commemorates Sor María Jesús de Ágreda, a Conceptionist nun. She was abbess of the community and promoted the construction of the present convent, begun in 1627; the nuns moved into the new building on 10 June 1633.
For 22 years Sor María maintained a relationship of political and spiritual counsel with King Philip IV, of which 618 letters survive. She also wrote several works, among them “Mística Ciudad de Dios” (Mystical City of God), considered one of the first works by a Spanish woman writer.
The exhibition brings together objects of the nun: her correspondence with the monarch, some of her writings, royal portraits from the school of Velázquez and a silver ewer, gifts from the king himself. Her incorrupt body is preserved in the convent church.
Highlights
- Sor María Jesús de Ágreda's correspondence with Philip IV
- Some of her written works
- Royal portraits from the school of Velázquez
- Silver ewer, a gift from the king
- Convent church with the incorrupt body of the nun
Permanent exhibition
- Objetos de Sor María Jesús de Ágreda – Correspondence with Philip IV, some written works, royal portraits from the school of Velázquez and a silver ewer given by the king.
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