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The reconstruction of the monastery of Monfero

Monfero, Eume, A Coruña

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The reconstruction of the monastery of Monfero

Historical milestone · Monfero, Eume, A Coruña

Image of Monfero, not of the place itself.

After the Norman raids that ruined the old monastery beside the chapel of San Marcos, Alfonso VII ordered it raised again in 1135 with the support of the nobles Afonso Bermúdez and Pedro Osorio; it was settled by Benedictines who came from Valverde do Bierzo.

1135

Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez from Vigo, Spain (CC BY 2.0)

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