Monastery of Carboeiro

San Lourenzo de Carboeiro

Viewed from the south
Monastery information
Order	Benedictine
Established	10th century
Diocese	Lugo
Site
Location	Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Coordinates	42°45′18.09″N 8°14′48.34″W

The Monastery of San Lourenzo de Carboeiro is one of the most outstanding architectural works of the late Romanesque, the transition to the Gothic, in Galicia.

It is a Benedictine monastery founded in the 10th century. Its moments of greatest splendor were between 11th and 13th centuries. The church and some other buildings are still in good condition, after the works of restoration and recovery made during the second half of the twentieth century.

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See also

• Moreruela Abbey

Bibliography

• Vázquez, Armando (2001). Carboeiro. El Arte que Renace de sus Cenizas. Concello de Silleda. Móstoles, Madrid. ISBN 84-606-3101-X.

External links

• O Mosteiro de Carboeiro (in Spanish)
• Carboeiro Monastery Costa Sur
• Página con historia y fotos antes y después de la restauración (in Spanish)
• El Monasterio de Carboeiro (in Spanish)