San Salvador de Valdediós
Key facts
- Type
- Monastery
- Religious order
- Cistercian
- Era
- 9th Century
- Architectural style
- Pre-Romanesque / Cistercian
- Founded
- 893
- Current status
- Active
- Location
- Villaviciosa, Asturias
- Region
- Asturias
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.
Highlights
- Pre-Romanesque 'El Conventín' (893 AD)
- UNESCO World Heritage component
- Final flowering of Asturian pre-Romanesque
- Adjacent Cistercian monastery (1200)
More Monasteries in Asturias
- Monasterio de Cornellana — Benedictine, 11th Century. 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.
- 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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