Monastery of Santa María de Villanueva de Oscos

Monasterio de Santa María de Villanueva de Oscos is a monastery in Asturias, Spain.[1] It was founded in the 12th century as a Benedictine house.

The monastery's church is partly Romanesque

The monastic community was closed by the ecclesiastical confiscations of Mendizábal. The church has remained in use as a parish church.

The cartulary preserves 616 parchments about the Middle Ages: 32 from the 12th century, 261 from the 13th century, 224 from the 14th century and 99 from the 15th century.[2]

References
  1. "Google Translate". Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  2. Alvárez Castrillón, José Antonio, Colección Diplomática del Monasterio de Santa María de Villanueva de Oscos, Ridea, 2011, p. 33

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