The Civil Guard has recovered 30 pieces of art That the dissident nuns of Bellorado moved from the Burgos Monastery in Bellorado to the Biscayan Monastery in Orduña with the alleged intention of Sell it. As Benmerita explained, these works are of historical heritage including paintings, paintings, sculptures, crucifixes, processions, manuscripts, books and figurines.
All these works were present in “Orduña Monastery” They believe that they have “great value” that they value “Tens of thousands of euros.” Those on display in Burgos were recovered and others were collected for “preservation.”
Most of them are awaiting “analysis, study, adaptation, and indexing.” Among the most important pieces received are two canvases “from the 17th century by the same author”; Without specifying who. It’s about “The Stigma of San Francisco” and “The Immaculate One.”
They also highlighted the importance of one of the oldest pieces, the A Christ in the fourteenth century, Although the cross that supports it is more modern. Moreover, a will attributed to… Abbess Maria de Velasco in 1556 Found in one of the cells of the Orduña Monastery.
Breton girl
Among all the objects confiscated, there is a particularly curious one, the image of Our Lady of Brittonera, belonging to the Bellorado Monastery to which it gave its name, and which was also found in the Bellorado Monastery. Santa Clara de Orduña. It is sized Multicolored wood From the 16th century, although the clothing would be from a more recent era, perhaps from the 20th century, embroidered with gold.
The investigation has its origins in the regular work carried out by the Benemérita Foundation to monitor the sales of historical heritage objects on the illegal market. In this work it was discovered one piece Which took the clients to the monasteries of Brittonera and Orduña and ended last Thursday with Registration of both monasteries, The consequent confiscation of these works of art.