Montederramo Monastery
| Cistercian Abbey of Montederramo | |
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| location |
 Spain Galicia Province of Ourense |
| Coordinates: | 42 ° 16 ′ 35 " N , 7 ° 30 ′ 0" W |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
342 |
| Patronage | St. Mary |
| founding year | 1153 ? |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1835 |
| Mother monastery | Clairvaux Monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Clairvaux Monastery |
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The Montederramo Monastery (Santa María de Montederramo; Mons Rami) is a former Cistercian abbey in the province of Ourense in Galicia in Spain . It is located in the municipality of Montederramo around 20 km east of Maceda and around 45 km east of Ourense (Orense) at 920 m above sea level.
history
A monastery was founded in Montederramo in 1124 by Teresa of Portugal, daughter of Alfonso VI. of Castile, donated. The monastery is said to have joined the Cistercian order in 1153 or between 1155 and 1163. It is considered a daughter monastery of Clairvaux Primary Abbey and was the mother monastery of Xunqueira de Espadañedo (Junquera), which is not far away. The move to the current location is said to have taken place between 1160 and 1163. In 1163 the monastery was given a bull by Pope Alexander III. confirmed in his possession. In the 13th and 14th centuries, the monastery became more prosperous. a. through foundations of the kings Ferdinand II. , Alfons IX. , Alfons X. , Sancho IV. And Ferdinand IV. In 1528 the monastery joined the Castilian Cistercian Congregation. The abolition of the monastery by the Mendizábal government in 1835 brought the monastery to an end. The complex was restored in 1980 and the church was restored in 1996.
Buildings and plant
The monastery church, which was rebuilt at the end of the 16th century, originally came from the second half of the 12th century and was a three-aisled complex with a rectangular choir and transept, built according to the Bernhardine plan, with two rectangular chapels on each side of a Latin cross . The facade is shaped in a baroque style. The enclosure with two Renaissance cloisters is located south (right) of the church.
literature
- Bernard Peugniez: Le Guide Routier de l'Europe Cistercienne . Editions du Signe, Strasbourg 2012, p. 760.