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The founding of the monasteries of Ribas de Miño

O Saviñao, Terra de Lemos, Lugo

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The founding of the monasteries of Ribas de Miño

Historical milestone · O Saviñao, Terra de Lemos, Lugo

The monastic communities of Santo Estevo and San Vitoiro settled on the bank of the Miño in the Suebi and Visigothic period, between the 5th and 8th centuries, long before the Benedictine boom that would shape the Ribeira Sacra.

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