Royal Monastery of Santa María de Sigena

Royal Monastery of Santa María de Sigena is a convent in , region of , . Built between 1183 and 1208, the Romanesque church was founded by Queen Sancha of Castile, wife of Alfonso II of Aragon.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: cultural property in Villanueva de Sigena, Spain
  • Also known as: “Abadia de Nuestra Señora de Sigena”, “Monasteri de Sigena”, “Monasteri de Sijena”, “Monasteri de Sixena”, “Monasterio de Santa Maria de Sigena”, “Monasterio de Santa María de Sigena”, “Monasterio de Santa María de Sigena (Villanueva de Sigena, Huesca, España)”, “Monasterio de Santa María de Sijena”, “Monasterio de Santa María Reina”, “Monasterio de Sigena”, “Monasterio de Sijena”, “Monastery of Santa Maria de Sigena”, “Monastery of Santa María de Sigena”, “Monestir de Sixena”, “Real Monasterio de Santa María”, “Real Monasterio de Santa María de Sijena”, “Real monasterio de Sigena”, “Real monasterio de Sijena”, “Reial Monestir de Santa Maria de Sixena”, “Reial Monestir de Sixena”, “Santa Maria de Sigena”, “Santa Maria de Sijena”, “Santa María de Sixena”, “Sigena”, “Sijena”, “Sixena”, and “Монастырь Санта-Мария-де-Сихена”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Casa natal de Miguel Servet and Sena town hall.

Monument
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is a monument, which is situated 1 km northeast of Royal Monastery of Santa María de Sigena.

Town hall
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is situated 2 km west of Royal Monastery of Santa María de Sigena.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sena and Ontiñena.

Village
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is a municipality located in the comarca province of Huesca, , Spain.

Village
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is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, , Spain. is situated 10 km east of Royal Monastery of Santa María de Sigena.

Royal Monastery of Santa María de Sigena

Latitude
41.70958° or 41° 42′ 35″ north
Longitude
-0.01929° or 0° 1′ 9″ west
Open location code
8CHXPX5J+R7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 546566433
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q3572674
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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Ukrainian—“Royal Monastery of Santa María de Sigena” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Reyal Monesterio de Santa María de Sixena”
  • Aragonese: “Reyal Monesterio de Santa María de Xixena”
  • Basque: “Santa Maria Sixenako monasterioa”
  • Belarusian: “Сіхенскі манастыр”
  • Catalan: “Santa Maria de Sixena”
  • Czech: “Klášter Sigena”
  • Esperanto: “Monaĥejo de Sigena”
  • French: “monastère Sainte-Marie de Sigena”
  • French: “Monastère Sainte-Marie de Sigena”
  • Greek: “μονή της Αγίας Μαρίας της Σιχένα”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר סנטה מריה דה סיגנה”
  • Italian: “Monastero Reale di Santa Maria de Sigena”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Real Monasterio de Santa María de Sigena”
  • Portuguese: “Mosteiro Real de Santa Maria de Sigena”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Santa María de Sigena”
  • Russian: “Сихенский монастырь”
  • Slovak: “Kláštor Sigena”
  • Spanish: “Real Monasterio de Santa María de Sigena”
  • Ukrainian: “Королівський монастир Санта-Марія-де-Сігена”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ayuntamiento de Villanueva de Sigena and Plaza de España.

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