Sorpresas de un convento de clausura: de la dinastía Ming a Eisenhower... pasando por dos vísceras de monja
La Diputación de Pontevedra dispara la expectación por los variopintos hallazgos de las excavaciones en Santa Clara al anunciar que encuentra el “único” cerebro saponificado de la Península, pero solo en Ourense se conservan más de 200
The Santa Clara convent in Pontevedra, founded 716 years ago and vacated by its last two nuns in 2017, holds a darker history than most. Since the municipality purchased it late last year and leased it to the local government, a flurry of stories have emerged. Two archaeological digs have taken place, exhuming and relocating the remains of nuns who passed away in the last century.
Cleaning crews have worked on a freelance basis, while press conferences, guided tours, and dance performances have been organized. Even Netflix series have been filmed there. Occasionally, eager brides-to-be arrive with baskets of eggs, hoping to secure good weather for their weddings. But they are met with archaeologists excavating hidden chambers, delicately brushing human bones with watercolor brushes.
There are no nuns left to say nightly prayers to the Azores' anticyclone. And the brides-to-be depart with their eggs, disappointed and carrying on to another location.
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