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Monastery of Xuvia

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Other names
  
Mosteiro do Couto

Location
  
Coruña, Galicia, Spain

Order
  
Benedictine

Monastery of Xuvia

Established
  
6th-century - 10th century

Diocese
  
Roman Catholic Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol

The Monastery of Xuvia, also known as San Martiño de Xuvia or San Martín de Xubia, is located in the Parish of the same name in the city of Narón (Galicia). The current building was built at the beginning of the 12th century, in Romanesque style.

The first document from the Diplomatic Collection of this Monastery, is dated 15 May in the year 977, and it describes a donation made by a Galician noblewoman called Visclavara Vistrariz to the monastery. In this document it is said that this monastery was "ever known."

References

Monastery of Xuvia Wikipedia