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The founding of the monastery of Sant Esteve de Banyoles

Banyoles, Pla de l'Estany, Girona

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The founding of the monastery of Sant Esteve de Banyoles

Historical milestone · Banyoles, Pla de l'Estany, Girona

Image of Banyoles, not of the place itself.

The monk Bonitus built, between 812 and 815, beside the Estany de Banyoles, what is considered the first Benedictine monastery in Catalonia; its monks opened the irrigation canals that still drain the plain, and the town grew up around the monastery.

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