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Monasterio del Santo Espíritu(Gilet)

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The monastery was founded by Maria de Luna, wife of Martin the Humane, following the pacification of Sicily. For this purpose, she had the donation of the lands of Jaumeta de Poblet, widow of Pere Guillem Català, lord of Gilet, who inherited the property together with his daughter Juana, confirming the donation of Pope Benedict XIII in 1403. All the property that corresponded to the donation occupied the valley of Toliu.

King Ferdinand the Catholic requested the transfer of the convent to the Trinitarians, acceding to the wish of Sister Isabel de Villena, but this was never consummated and the monastery remained abandoned until 1491. On occasions, it was also used for defensive purposes, as in the 16th century, when a tower was built next to the monastery to defend against pirate raids.

In 1679 it was given to Father Antonio Limaz to be converted into a mission school, and its first guardian was the Majorcan Miguel Melchor Ferragut. In 1692 the inauguration of the present church took place, after some years of abandonment.

During the War of Independence, the friars abandoned the convent and it became a blood hospital. In 1813, the friars returned and during the confiscation, the extensive pine forests passed into the hands of the State. In 1835, the friars abandoned the convent again, occupying it again in 1878, declaring it a college of missions for the Holy Land and Morocco in 1889 under the patronage of the Royal Crown.

After the parenthesis of the Civil War, it gained splendor with the attendance of a great number of novices, but at present it has lost its condition of school. Currently a museum has been installed with interesting works and documents, although it should be noted that today it is primarily a place of recreation and relaxation.

Currently a museum has been installed with interesting works and documents, although it should be noted that today it is mainly a place of study and prayer.

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