The 14th-century monastery of Domus Dei

The Shrine of San Pedro Regalado traces its origins back to a 14th-century hermitage in La Aguilera. In 1404, the Franciscan friar Pedro de Villacreces and his companions established a monastery there called Domus Dei. The location soon became known for the miracles of Pedro Regalado.

This man possessed a level of perceived holiness that led to his association with bilocation. His fame eventually reached the court. Queen Isabel the Catholic visited his tomb and instructed Doña Mencía de Mendoza to construct a proper sepulcher. The site attracted many, including the bodies of notable figures like the cardinal López de Mendoza, whose remains stayed in the monastery from 1539 to 1579.

Many structures remain for us to study today. You can see the chapel of San Pedro Regalado, an oval-shaped octagonal building with a prominent lantern, and the reclining statue of the saint. Behind the altarpiece, a polygonal chamber contains a funerary mound made in 1910 using reliefs from the original tomb.

Now, the monastery serves as the mother house of the Iesu Communio. This community preserved the historic core while building a new church designed by Jaime Juárez Huertas and a circular building for cells. You are welcome to join them for daily worship at 8:00 during the week or at 19:00 on weekends and holidays.

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