Estefanía Ramírez (noblewoman)

Estefanía Ramírez (died 1183), daughter of Count Ramiro Fróilaz, was the wife of Count Ponce de Minerva. Both founded the Monastery of Santa María de Sandoval in Mansilla Mayor and, as a widow, she founded, firstly, the monastery of Santa María de Benavides in Boadilla de Rioseco, and later the monastery of Santa María de Carrizo in Carrizo de la Ribera where she retired with her daughter María who became its first abbess.

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