Monastery of Santa María de Benifassà
The Monastery of Santa María de Benifassà, also known as the Charterhouse of Santa María, is a Cistercian monastery located in the municipality of Puebla de Benifasar, in the Province of Castellón, Spain.Photo: DagafeSQV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: monastery
- Also known as: “Monestir de Santa Maria de Benifassà” and “Monestir de Santa María de Benifassà”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ulldecona Dam and Church of El Bellestar.
Ulldecona Dam
Reservoir
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Ulldecona Dam is a gravity dam located in the Tinença de Benifassà and the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit mountains, within the La Pobla de Benifassà municipal limits, Valencian Community, Spain.
Church of El Bellestar
Church
Photo: Edso, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of El Bellestar is situated 2½ km southwest of Monastery of Santa María de Benifassà.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Pobla de Benifassà and Rossell.
La Pobla de Benifassà
Village
Photo: DagafeSQV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Pobla de Benifassà is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Maestrat in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is located in the historical comarca of Tinença de Benifassà. La Pobla de Benifassà is situated 4 km southwest of Monastery of Santa María de Benifassà.
Rossell
Village
Photo: Columbusalbus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rossell is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Maestrat in the Valencian Community, Spain. The town is located at the eastern end of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit, in the area known as Muntanyes de Benifassà. Rossell is situated 7 km south of Monastery of Santa María de Benifassà.
La Sénia
Village
Photo: Sareta, Public domain.
La Sénia is a town and municipality in the province of Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It is part of the Montsià comarca. Throughout the 20th century and up to the present day, La Sénia has been recognized for its thriving furniture industry. La Sénia is situated 8 km southeast of Monastery of Santa María de Benifassà.
Monastery of Santa María de Benifassà
- Categories: monument, Carthusian monastery, Cistercian monastery, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Pobla de Benifassà, la, Castellón, Valencian Community, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.67675° or 40° 40′ 36″ northLongitude
0.19863° or 0° 11′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8FG2M5GX+MFOpenStreetMap ID
way 580855769OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q1603055
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Monastery of Santa María de Benifassà” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “convent de Benifassà”
- Catalan: “Monestir de Santa Maria de Benifassà”
- Catalan: “Santa Maria de Benifassà”
- French: “Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Benifaçà”
- French: “monastère Notre-Dame de Benifaçà”
- German: “Kloster Benifassà”
- Russian: “Монастырь Святая Мария в Бенифасе”
- Spanish: “cartuja de Santa María”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Santa María de Benifasar”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Santa Maria”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Santa María”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ermita de Santa Escolástica and Mirador La Tinenca de Benifassa.
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