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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAt the heart of this sacred complex lies the figure of the monastery's patron saint, Santa Mar\u00eda de la R\u00e1bida<\/strong>, also known as Virgen de los Milagros<\/strong>. This unique 13th-century Gothic sculpture, crafted from alabaster, serves as a spiritual hub for many pilgrims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Over the span of more than five centuries, the Monasterio de La R\u00e1bida has witnessed numerous historical events and undergone many changes, especially after the devastating Lisbon earthquake in 1755. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Not only did Columbus find refuge and support here before his voyage, but Mart\u00edn Alonso Pinz\u00f3n, Columbus's companion, was also buried here, passing away shortly after returning from the first journey to America.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Visits by historical figures such as Hern\u00e1n Cort\u00e9s, Gonzalo de Sandoval, and Francisco Pizarro, following their expeditions, granted the monastery status as a significant cultural landmark, known as Lugares Colombinos<\/strong>, or Columbian Places<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Monasterio de La R\u00e1bida<\/strong> stands atop a hill overlooking the confluence of the Tinto and Odiel rivers, a place long known as the Pe\u00f1a de Saturno<\/strong>, or Rock of Saturn. Shrouded in the mists of time, the origins of the monastery are wrapped in legends recorded by Brother Felipe de Santiago in an ancient codex. According to these tales, in Phoenician times, there was an altar dedicated to Baal (later associated with Hercules) here, and in the Roman period, this site was revered as a sacred tomb dedicated to the goddess Proserpina. The Arabs, in turn, built a small morabit<\/strong> here, inhabited by monk-knights, akin to those in Christian orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A morabit<\/strong>, typically located along the frontier coast, was called a r\u00e1bida<\/strong>, a term derived from the Arabic word \"rib\u0101t<\/strong>,\" reflecting the site's spiritual and defensive character. After the Christian reconquest of the area in the 13th century, the land belonged to the Order of the Templars and was dedicated to Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de los Milagros<\/strong>. According to tradition, St. Francis of Assisi himself visited this place with twelve disciples to establish a modest Franciscan monastery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 1856, the monastery was declared a Monumento Hist\u00f3rico y Art\u00edstico de la Naci\u00f3n<\/strong>, making it one of the first National Monuments in Spain<\/strong>. It also received the title of First Historical Monument of the Spanish-speaking Peoples<\/strong> in 1949 and the Gold Medal of Andalusia in 1992<\/strong>. The inclusion of the monastery in the Preliminary List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites<\/strong> in 2016 underscores its immense cultural and historical value as an integral part of both Spanish and global heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you're in the area, you can't miss this landmark. Close by, you'll find replicas of caravels in their original departure point for the Indies. Read more HERE<\/a>, and to learn more about Huelva, click HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n PS Niestety ze wzgl\u0119du na awari\u0119 dysku w\u0142asnych zdj\u0119\u0107 z La Rabidy nie posiadam … Prawa autorskie zdj\u0119cia z ok\u0142adki artyku\u0142u: Por Miguel \u00c1ngel “fot\u00f3grafo”, CC BY-SA 4.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=1868522<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Monasterio de La R\u00e1bida to franciszka\u0144ski klasztor usytuowany w malowniczej miejscowo\u015bci Palos de la Frontera, w prowincji Huelva, na po\u0142udniu Hiszpanii. Jego fundamenty datowane s\u0105 na okres mi\u0119dzy XIV a XV wiekiem, a jego mury by\u0142y \u015bwiadkiem przygotowa\u0144 Krzysztofa Kolumba do jego epokowej podr\u00f3\u017cy odkrywczej do Nowego \u015awiata. Architektura klasztoru, mieszaj\u0105ca w sobie elementy gotyckie […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[96,80,79,84],"tags":[61,134,63,69,70,71],"class_list":["post-8548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podroze-po-iberii","category-andaluzja","category-hiszpania","category-prowincja-huelva","tag-ciekawe-miejsca","tag-ciekawostki-andaluzji","tag-co-zobaczyc-w-andaluzji","tag-historia-andaluzji","tag-przewodnik-turystyczny-po-andaluzji","tag-wakacje-w-andaluzji"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goiberia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goiberia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goiberia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goiberia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goiberia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8548"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.goiberia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8850,"href":"https:\/\/www.goiberia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8548\/revisions\/8850"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goiberia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goiberia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goiberia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goiberia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Early history of La Rabida<\/h2>\n\n\n\n