St. Mary’s Monfero Abbey
Monfero Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery dedicated to Mary, Mother of Jesus, in the province of A Coruña in Galicia, Spain. It is located in Monfero in Ferrolterra in the comarca of Eume, about 22 km to the north-east of Betanzos.Photo: Mgl.branco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monastery
- Description: cultural property in Monfero, Spain
- Also known as: “Monfero Abbey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monfero town hall and Igrexa de San Fiz de Monfero.
Monfero town hall
Town hall
Photo: Uviein, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monfero town hall is situated 1½ km southwest of St. Mary’s Monfero Abbey.
Igrexa de San Fiz de Monfero
Church
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Igrexa de San Fiz de Monfero is a church, which is situated 2 km southwest of St. Mary’s Monfero Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include A Igrexa and Xunto á Igrexa.
Xunto á Igrexa
Hamlet
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Xunto á Igrexa is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km southeast of St. Mary’s Monfero Abbey.
O Cruceiro
Hamlet
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O Cruceiro is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km northwest of St. Mary’s Monfero Abbey.
St. Mary’s Monfero Abbey
- Categories: monument, historic site, and religion
- Location: Monfero, A Coruña, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.34048° or 43° 20′ 26″ northLongitude
-8.03723° or 8° 2′ 14″ westOpen location code
8CMH8XR7+54OpenStreetMap ID
node 364787094OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryWikidata ID
Q1506850
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“St. Mary’s Monfero Abbey” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Mosteiro de Monfero”
- French: “Monastère de Santa Maria de Monfero”
- Galician: “Mosteiro de Monfero”
- Galician: “mosteiro de Santa María de Monfero”
- Galician: “Mosteiro de Santa María de Monfero”
- German: “Kloster Monfero”
- Hindi: “मॉनफ़ेरो ऍबे”
- Italian: “Monastero di Santa Maria de Monfero”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Monfero”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Santa María de Monfero”
- Russian: “Монастырь Санта-Мария-де-Монферо”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Monfero”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Santa Maria de Monfero”
- Spanish: “monasterio de Santa María de Monfero”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Santa María de Monfero”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Santa María”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cemiterio de Monfero and Centro de Visitantes de Monfero.
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