Monasterio de Cornellana
Key facts
- Type
- Monastery
- Religious order
- Benedictine
- Era
- 11th Century
- Architectural style
- Romanesque-Baroque
- Founded
- 1024
- Current status
- Restored
- Location
- Salas, Asturias
- Region
- Asturias
A Benedictine monastery on the Camino de Santiago, founded by Countess Cristina in 1024. Its Romanesque church and Baroque cloister reflect centuries of Asturian monastic tradition.
Highlights
- On the Camino de Santiago
- Romanesque church tower
- Founded by Countess Cristina
- Baroque cloister
More Monasteries in Asturias
- San Salvador de Valdediós — Cistercian, 9th Century. Known as 'El Conventín', this tiny pre-Romanesque church (893 AD) stands beside a later Cistercian monastery. It represents the final flowering of Asturian pre-Romanesque architecture.
- Monasterio de San Pelayo — Benedictine, 10th Century. One of the oldest active monasteries in Spain, dating to the 10th century and still home to a community of Benedictine nuns in the heart of Oviedo.
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