Monastery of San Xoán de Caaveiro

The Monastery of San Xoán de Caaveiro is a Galician monastery founded in the tenth century by Saint Rudesind. It is situated in , in Galicia, within the natural park.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: cultural property in Capela, Spain
  • Also known as: “Ex-colexiata de Santa María de Caaveiro” and “Saint John of Caaveiro”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fragas do Eume and A Capela town hall.

Photo: migonmar25, CC BY 2.0.
The is a natural park situated in north-west Spain. Fraga is a Galician word for "natural woodland", and the park is an example of a temperate rainforest in which oak is the climax vegetation. is situated 140 metres northeast of Monastery of San Xoán de Caaveiro.

Town hall
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is situated 2 km north of Monastery of San Xoán de Caaveiro.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Monastery of San Xoán de Caaveiro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include O Poboado and As Neves.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Village
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is a village.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km north of Monastery of San Xoán de Caaveiro.

Monastery of San Xoán de Caaveiro

Latitude
43.41758° or 43° 25′ 3″ north
Longitude
-8.06811° or 8° 4′ 5″ west
Open location code
8CMHCW9J+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25739729
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q3327219
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Monastery of San Xoán de Caaveiro” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Igrexa de Santa Isabel and Fervenza da Mazoca.

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