The Convent of San Martiño de Vilalourente in Mondoñedo. The Modern Transformation of a Medieval Monastery

Abstract

At the end of the 14^th century, a convent of Franciscan friars of the Third Order was founded in the outskirts of the episcopal city of Mondoñedo. For centuries, they carried out an important pastoral work in the city and its valley. But gradually the medieval monastery became ruined, and consequently they were forced to abandon it punctually, and to build a new one between 1687 and 1725. In this paper we will analyse the priestly work of these mendicants, their attempts to establish themselves in the urban nucleus, and we will make known the architects, master builders and sculptors who built and embellished the modern convent.