MODERN APPROACH: Spanish Monastery To Admit Women To Choir First Time Since 13th Century

Photo shows an illustrative image of Escolania de Montserrat, undated. Escolania de Montserrat is a boys' choir of sopranos and altos based at the Benedictine abbey Santa Maria de Montserrat near Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Note: Picture is a screenshot from a video (Abadia de Montserrat/Newsflash) Photo shows an illustrative image of Escolania de Montserrat, undated. Escolania de Montserrat is a boys' choir of sopranos and altos based at the Benedictine abbey Santa Maria de Montserrat near Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Note: Picture is a screenshot from a video (Abadia de Montserrat/Newsflash)
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17 March 2023
A monastery in Spain has allowed women to enter its choir for the first time in the past 700 years. The Santa Maria de Montserrat abbey of the Order of Saint Benedict, located in Catalonia, Spain, will reportedly form a mixed chamber choir for the first time since the 13th century as of the...