Monasterio de Ripoll
Key facts
- Type
- Monastery
- Religious order
- Benedictine
- Era
- 9th Century
- Architectural style
- Romanesque
- Founded
- 879
- Current status
- Active
- Location
- Ripoll, Girona
- Province
- Girona
- Region
- Catalonia
Known as the 'cradle of Catalonia', its Romanesque portal — the 'Bible in Stone' — is one of the finest examples of medieval sculpture in Europe. Founded by Count Wilfred the Hairy.
Highlights
- Romanesque portal — 'Bible in Stone'
- Founded by Wilfred the Hairy
- 'Cradle of Catalonia'
- One of Europe's finest medieval portals
More Monasteries in Catalonia
- Monasterio de Montserrat — Benedictine, 11th Century. Catalonia's most sacred site, perched high in bizarre serrated mountains. Home to the Black Virgin (La Moreneta) and the world-famous Escolania boys' choir, one of Europe's oldest.
- Monasterio de Poblet — Cistercian, 12th Century. The greatest Cistercian monastery in Spain and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Royal pantheon of the Crown of Aragón, with magnificent Gothic cloisters and a fortified precinct.
- Monasterio de Santes Creus — Cistercian, 12th Century. One of three great Cistercian monasteries in Catalonia (the 'Cistercian Triangle'), with the finest Gothic cloister in Spain. Royal tombs of Peter III and James II lie in its magnificent church.
- Sant Pere de Rodes — Benedictine, 10th Century. A spectacularly sited Benedictine monastery perched on a mountaintop above the Cap de Creus peninsula, with panoramic views to the Mediterranean and the Pyrenees.
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