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Parada de Sil - Monasterio de Santa Cristina

24 Sep 2024 2 141
The Benedictine monastery has its origins in the 10th century. Century. It was initially an independent monastery and, from around the 16th century, a priory dependent on the monastery of San Esteban de Ribas de Sil. In the Middle Ages, it was one of the most important monasteries in the Ribeira Sacra. The monks cultivated chestnut trees and vines. The confiscation meant the complete abandonment of the village. The Romanesque church from the end of the 12th century has been preserved. It has the floor plan of a Latin cross. The cloister

Parada de Sil - Monasterio de Santa Cristina

24 Sep 2024 89
The Benedictine monastery has its origins in the 10th century. Century. It was initially an independent monastery and, from around the 16th century, a priory dependent on the monastery of San Esteban de Ribas de Sil. In the Middle Ages, it was one of the most important monasteries in the Ribeira Sacra. The monks cultivated chestnut trees and vines. The confiscation meant the complete abandonment of the village. The Romanesque church from the end of the 12th century has been preserved. It has the floor plan of a Latin cross. Probably the tomb slab of a prior, walled into a wall

Parada de Sil - Monasterio de Santa Cristina

24 Sep 2024 132
The Benedictine monastery has its origins in the 10th century. Century. It was initially an independent monastery and, from around the 16th century, a priory dependent on the monastery of San Esteban de Ribas de Sil. In the Middle Ages, it was one of the most important monasteries in the Ribeira Sacra. The monks cultivated chestnut trees and vines. The confiscation meant the complete abandonment of the village. The Romanesque church from the end of the 12th century has been preserved. It has the floor plan of a Latin cross. Capital

Parada de Sil - Monasterio de Santa Cristina

24 Sep 2024 126
The Benedictine monastery has its origins in the 10th century. Century. It was initially an independent monastery and, from around the 16th century, a priory dependent on the monastery of San Esteban de Ribas de Sil. In the Middle Ages, it was one of the most important monasteries in the Ribeira Sacra. The monks cultivated chestnut trees and vines. The confiscation meant the complete abandonment of the village. The Romanesque church from the end of the 12th century has been preserved. It has the floor plan of a Latin cross. Capital

Parada de Sil - Monasterio de Santa Cristina

24 Sep 2024 1 135
The Benedictine monastery has its origins in the 10th century. Century. It was initially an independent monastery and, from around the 16th century, a priory dependent on the monastery of San Esteban de Ribas de Sil. In the Middle Ages, it was one of the most important monasteries in the Ribeira Sacra. The monks cultivated chestnut trees and vines. The confiscation meant the complete abandonment of the village. The Romanesque church from the end of the 12th century has been preserved. It has the floor plan of a Latin cross. Corbels under the roof of the apsis

Parada de Sil - Monasterio de Santa Cristina

24 Sep 2024 110
The Benedictine monastery has its origins in the 10th century. Century. It was initially an independent monastery and, from around the 16th century, a priory dependent on the monastery of San Esteban de Ribas de Sil. In the Middle Ages, it was one of the most important monasteries in the Ribeira Sacra. The monks cultivated chestnut trees and vines. The confiscation meant the complete abandonment of the village. The Romanesque church from the end of the 12th century has been preserved. It has the floor plan of a Latin cross. Corbels under the roof of the apsis

Parada de Sil - Monasterio de Santa Cristina

23 Sep 2024 5 1 103
The Benedictine monastery has its origins in the 10th century. Century. It was initially an independent monastery and, from around the 16th century, a priory dependent on the monastery of San Esteban de Ribas de Sil. In the Middle Ages, it was one of the most important monasteries in the Ribeira Sacra. The monks cultivated chestnut trees and vines. The confiscation meant the complete abandonment of the village. The Romanesque church from the end of the 12th century has been preserved. It has the floor plan of a Latin cross.

Parada de Sil - Monasterio de Santa Cristina

23 Sep 2024 127
The Benedictine monastery has its origins in the 10th century. Century. It was initially an independent monastery and, from around the 16th century, a priory dependent on the monastery of San Esteban de Ribas de Sil. In the Middle Ages, it was one of the most important monasteries in the Ribeira Sacra. The monks cultivated chestnut trees and vines. The confiscation meant the complete abandonment of the village. The Romanesque church from the end of the 12th century has been preserved. It has the floor plan of a Latin cross. The façade has a wonderful rose window.