Monastery_of_Santa_María_de_Villanueva_de_Oscos

Monastery of Santa María de Villanueva de Oscos

Monastery of Santa María de Villanueva de Oscos

Former monastery in Asturias, Spain


Monasterio de Santa María de Villanueva de Oscos is a monastery in Asturias, Spain.[1] It was founded in the 12th century as a Benedictine house.

The monastery's church is partly Romanesque

The monastic community was closed by the ecclesiastical confiscations of Mendizábal. The church has remained in use as a parish church.

The cartulary preserves 616 parchments about the Middle Ages: 32 from the 12th century, 261 from the 13th century, 224 from the 14th century and 99 from the 15th century.[2]


References

  1. "Google Translate". Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  2. Alvárez Castrillón, José Antonio, Colección Diplomática del Monasterio de Santa María de Villanueva de Oscos, Ridea, 2011, p. 33

43°18′37″N 6°58′52″W



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