Monastery
Monastery of Santa María de Mezonzo
Mezonzo · Vilasantar · A Coruña · 0901
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The Monastery of Santa María de Mezonzo is a Spanish religious building in Romanesque style in the parish of Santa María de Mezonzo, in the municipality of Vilasantar. Although it probably dates back to the time of the Kingdom of the Suebi, the current monastery was founded as a double convent by Abbot Reterico. According to Antonio López Ferreiro, the monastery was donated to the Asturian-Galician king Alfonso III el Magno in 870. Justo Pérez de Urbel, after comparing the names of the confirmatory of several documents related to the monastery, thinks that the correct date is the one given by Hinojosa, that is, the year 930. References Bibliography Santoro, Nicholas J. (12 August 2011). Mary In Our Life: Atlas of the Names and Titles of Mary, The Mother of Jesus, and Their Place in Marian Devotion. iUniverse. ISBN 978-1-4620-4022-3. External links Media related to Church of Santa María de Mezonzo at Wikimedia Commons
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Facts
What it is Mosteiro · Monumento
Style Arquitectura románica
Dedicated to Santa María
Protected as Ben de Interese Cultural
Elevation here ≈ 432 m · Terrain Tiles
Nearest town Curtis, 7.4 km away
People in the municipality 1,232 (2025) · IGE
Getting there by bus
- O Priorato71 m awayBoimorto-O Mesón de Opa · Boimorto-O Mesón de Opa
- Paizás1.0 km awayBoimorto-O Mesón de Opa · Boimorto-O Mesón de Opa
- O Mesón de Opa1.1 km awayBoimorto-O Mesón de Opa · Boimorto-O Mesón de Opa
Stops on the regional public transport network. A stop being there does not mean a bus runs today: the lines are sorted by how many services they run, and the timetables are on bus.gal ↗.
