Cova de Fra Marginet

A shelter of no speleological interest in the PNIN de Poblet, about 10 metres wide, 5 deep and some 2 metres high, opened in Triassic sandstones and red marls of the muntanyes de Prades. It bears the name of Fra Pere Marginet.

Vimbodí i Poblet • Conca de Barberà 5m

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Vimbodí i Poblet · Conca de Barberà

Length: 5 m

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Topographic map of the main entrance — Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Vimbodí i Poblet
Region: Conca de Barberà
Unit: Muntanyes de Prades
Length: 5 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Sandstone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: November 17, 2012

Location

Beside, and almost at the final stretch of, the path known as the Senda del Colom, which is a shortcut of the main path that climbs from Poblet to the viewpoint and the forest chalet of the Pena.

Entrances

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Fra Marginet, Cova de
Elevation: 875 m
41.359163, 1.087003
UTM 31T (ED 50) 340081 4580598
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Cova de Fra Marginet - Photo, Vimbodí i Poblet, Conca de Barberà

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Description

Morphology

A shelter about 10 metres wide, 5 deep and some 2 metres high in the outer zone, opened at the expense of a stratum of Triassic sandstones and red marls of the muntanyes de Prades.

Progression

No survey is available.

Other details

A well-known shelter of no speleological interest in the PNIN de Poblet.

History

This small shelter bears the name of Fra Pere Marginet (1370-1435), a monk of Poblet. He was accused of embezzlement of funds and was imprisoned, but in 1411 he fled and for two years devoted himself to banditry and a life of lust with two women, one of them a nun. After two years, repentant, he returned to Poblet and for a time led a hermitic life in this cave. Legend says that, during his stay in the cave, he suffered different temptations of Satan and of different legions of demons, which he resisted stoically. For his last years of exemplary life he was a much respected person and in 1611 Pope Paul V beatified him.