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Pages in category "Benedictine monasteries in Spain" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. ... Monastery of San Xulián de Samos;
The Abbey of San Juan Bautista de Corias (Asturian: San Xuan Bautista de Courias) is a former Benedictine monastery in Corias in Cangas del Narcea (), Spain, on the right bank of the Narcea River, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist.
Monasteries in this area were historically founded mainly by kings, bishops and nobles.There were a number of reasons individuals might found a monastery, largely self-serving ones: to reserve a burial there, which came with perpetual prayers by the monks on behalf of the founder's soul, sheltering a princess, widow, unmarried or bastard, in the case of kings.
Santa María de Poblet Monastery, Tarragona Province; Santa María de Vallbona Monastery, Lleida Province; Santa María la Real de Fitero Monastery, Navarre; Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas Monastery, Burgos Province; Santo Domingo de Silos Abbey, Burgos Province; Suso Monastery, San Millán de la Cogolla, La Rioja Province
The general view Plan of monastery. Santo Domingo de Silos Abbey (Spanish: Abadía del Monasterio de Santo Domingo de Silos) is a Benedictine monastery in the village of Santo Domingo de Silos in the southern part of Burgos Province in northern Spain. The monastery is named after the eleventh-century saint Dominic of Silos.
1 Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, in Alfauir. 2 Monastery of the Corpus Christi, in Llutxent. 3 Monastery of Santa María de la Valldigna, in Simat de la Valldigna. 4 Monastery of Aguas Vivas, in Carcaixent. 5 Monastery of la Murta, in Alzira. All the paths are perfectly signposted from the Train Station of Gandia to Alzira.
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San Pedro de Arlanza is a ruined Benedictine monastery in north central Spain. It is located in the valley of the river Arlanza in Hortigüela , Burgos . Founded in 912, it has been called the "cradle of Castile" ( cuna de Castilla ).