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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.
Pages in category "Benedictine monasteries in Spain" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. ... Monastery of San Martiño Pinario;
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.
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.
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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.
The Monastery of Santa María de Ripoll was founded in 888 by Count Wilfred the Hairy [1] (called Guifré el Pilós in Catalan) who used it as a centre to bring about the repopulation of the region after conquering it. Wilfred's son, Ridulph, was educated there and was later abbot of the monastery, as well as bishop of Urgell. The monastery ...
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.