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Monasteries in Spain have a rich artistic and cultural tradition, and serve as testament to Spain's religious history and political-military history, from the Visigothic Period to the Middle Ages. The monasteries played an important role in the recruitment conducted by Christian aristocracy during and after the progress of the Reconquista ...
Pages in category "Benedictine monasteries in Spain" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. ... Monfero Abbey; P. Monastery of San Pedro de ...
1.18 Spain. 1.19 Sweden. 1.20 Switzerland. 1.21 United Kingdom. 2 In Asia. ... List of abbeys and priories is a link list for any abbey or priory. As of 2016, ...
Abbey Type Founded Location Closed Re-established Details Santa María la Real, Fitero: 1141 Fitero, Spain 1835 Santa María de la Oliva: 1134 Carcastillo, Spain 1835 1927 Poblet Monastery: 1151 Catalonia, Spain 1835 1940s Listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site since 1991 Monastery of Alcobaça: 1153 Portugal
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The monastery is 48 kilometres (30 mi) northwest of Barcelona, and can be reached by road, train or cable car.The abbey's train station, operated by FGC, is the terminus of a rack railway connecting with Monistrol, and two funiculars, one connecting with Santa Cova (a shrine and chapel lower down the mountain) and the other connecting with the upper slopes of the mountain.
Royal Palace of Madrid, the official residence of the king. The Royal Sites (Spanish: Reales Sitios) are a set of palaces, monasteries, and convents built for and under the patronage of the Spanish monarchy.
Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos Photos in Paradoxplace; The Art of medieval Spain, A.D. 500–1200, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos (see index)