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Monastery of Santa María de Aciveiro

Coordinates: 42°37′03″N 8°18′06″W / 42.61750°N 8.30167°W / 42.61750; -8.30167
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Monastery of Santa María de Aciveiro
Mosteiro de Santa María de Aciveiro
Religion
AffiliationCatholic Church
PatronVirgin Mary
Location
LocationForcarei, Galicia, Spain

The Monastery of Santa María de Aciveiro (Galician: Mosteiro de Santa María de Aciveiro) is a medieval monastery in Galicia, Spain.[1][2][3] It was inhabited from its foundation in the 12th century until the exclaustration caused by the confiscation in 1842.

It was declared a Historical Monument (now known as Bien de Interés Cultural) in 1931.

42°37′03″N 8°18′06″W / 42.61750°N 8.30167°W / 42.61750; -8.30167


==References==


  1. ^ Fortes Pousa, Germán (2013). "La iglesia del monasterio de Aciveiro". A Estrada: Miscelánea histórica e cultural (16): 243–264. ISSN 1139-921X.
  2. ^ Marí Montero, a Seijas (2013-01-01). "La trayectoria de los monasterios cistercienses del sudoeste gallego desde la congregación de Castilla". Cuadernos de Historia Moderna (in Spanish): 73–93.
  3. ^ Seijas Montero, María (2012). "El patrimonio de los monasterios cistercienses del sudoeste gallego en la Edad Moderna". Hispania: Revista española de historia. 72 (241): 423–452. ISSN 0018-2141.