Monastery
Royal Monastery of Santa María de Oia
Oia · Pontevedra · 1101
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The Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Oia is a former Cistercian monastery, founded in 1137. It is located in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural landmark in 1931. The monastery is listed in the Register of Assets of Cultural Interest of Galicia in the list corresponding to the Province of Pontevedra, in the municipality of Oia, Spain. It lies on the Portuguese Way route of the Camino pilgrim path to Santiago de Compostela. See also List of Jesuit sites References Bibliography Manso Porto, Carmen (2002). El monasterio de Santa María la Real de Oia. Estudio histórico-artístico. Cuadernos de estudios gallegos 49 (115): 251–306. ISSN 0210-847X. (in Spanish) Pereira Morales, Ana María (2003). El Monasterio de Santa María de Oia: intervenciones arquitectónicas del siglo XVIII. Quintana: revista de estudios do Departamento de Historia da Arte (2): 211–225. ISSN 1579-7414. (in Spanish) Avelino Baquero Alonso: Breve historia del Monasterio y Parroquia de Santa María de Oia. FAMA, Curuxo - Vigo, o.J., ISBN 84-88272-25-1 (in Spanish) Henrik Karge: "Gotische Architektur in Kastilien und León". in: Spanische Kunstgeschichte – eine Einführung, hrsg. von Sylvaine Hensel und Henrik Karge, Bd. 1, Dietrich Reimer Verlag, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-496-01076-2 (in German) External links Media related to Monastery of Santa María de Oia at Wikimedia Commons
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Facts
What it is Mosteiro cistercense · Monumento
Current use Escola xesuíta · Campo de concentración · Mosteiro · Centro penal
Ceased 1836
Protected as Elemento da Lista Vermella do Patrimonio · Ben de Interese Cultural
Elevation here ≈ 15 m · Terrain Tiles
Nearest town A Guarda, 11.2 km away
Way of St James Camiño Portugués da Costa, 59 m away
People in the municipality 3,062 (2025) · IGE
Getting there by bus
- OIA (ARRABAL)233 m awayIES A Sangriña-San Xián-Oia-Pedornes-Burgueira-Loureza · IES A Sangriña-San Xián-Oia-Pedornes-Burgueira-Loureza
- Oia (Santa María)234 m awayA GUARDA-BAIONA · A Guarda-Rosal-Pías-A Guarda-Baiona-Ramallosa-Mallón-Nigrán-Coruxo-Vigo E.I. · A Guarda-Baiona-Ramallosa-Mallón-Nigrán-Coruxo-Vigo E.I.
- Oia (Santa María)244 m awayA Guarda-Baiona-Ramallosa-Mallón-Nigrán-Coruxo-Vigo E.I. · A GUARDA-BAIONA · A Guarda-Rosal-Pías-A Guarda-Baiona-Ramallosa-Mallón-Nigrán-Coruxo-Vigo E.I. · Camposancos-A Guarda-Baiona-Ramallosa-Mallón-Nigrán-Coruxo-Vigo E.I.
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 ↗.
Nearby
Oia pierPort
Igrexa de San Pedro de BurgueiraChurch buildingIgrexa de San Mamede de PedornesChurch building
Igrexa de San Miguel de ViladesusoChurch building
Capela de San Sebastián de OiaChapel
- As OrelladasMountain
- Mass grave: Fosas en la parroquia de San Xian 2113/2010 PONTMass grave
- Capela de San Xián do RosalChapel