Monastery of San Miguel de Escalada
San Miguel de Escalada is a monastery in the province of León, Spain, located 10 km from the Way of St. James pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela. The building is an example of Mozarabic art and architecture or Repoblación art and architecture.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: abbey church
- Also known as: “San Miguel de Escalada”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Miguel de Escalada and Rueda del Almirante.
San Miguel de Escalada
Hamlet
Photo: David Santaolalla, CC BY 2.0.
San Miguel de Escalada is a hamlet.
Rueda del Almirante
Hamlet
Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez, CC BY 2.0.
Rueda del Almirante is a hamlet.
Santa Olaja de Eslonza
Hamlet
Photo: David Perez, CC BY 3.0.
Santa Olaja de Eslonza is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km west of Monastery of San Miguel de Escalada.
Monastery of San Miguel de Escalada
- Categories: monastery, monument, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Gradefes, Leon, Castile and León, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.57129° or 42° 34′ 17″ northLongitude
-5.30277° or 5° 18′ 10″ westElevation
865 metres (2,838 feet)Open location code
8CJPHMCW+GVOpenStreetMap ID
way 206171258OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Monastery of San Miguel de Escalada” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “San Miguel de Escalada”
- Dutch: “kerk van San Miguel de Escalada”
- Dutch: “Kerk van San Miguel de Escalada”
- Finnish: “San Miguel de Escalada”
- French: “église Saint-Michel d’Escalada”
- French: “Église Saint-Michel d’Escalada”
- German: “San Miguel de Escalada”
- Italian: “Monastero di San Miguel de Escalada”
- Italian: “San Miguel de Escalada”
- Japanese: “サン・ミゲル・デ・エスカラーダ修道院”
- Lingua Franca Nova: “Monceria de San Miguel de la Escalada”
- Polish: “Klasztor San Miguel de Escalada”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro de San Miguel de Escalada”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro de São Miguel da Escalada”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Samostan San Miguel de Escalada”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de San Miguel de Escalada”
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