Monastery of Carboeiro
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The Monastery of San Lourenzo de Carboeiro is one of the architectural works of the late Romanesque
, the transition to the Gothic
, most outstanding of Galicia.
It is a Benedictine
monastery founded in the 10th century and which lived their moments of greatest splendor between centuries 11th and 13th which is still in good condition to his church and some monastic departments, through the works of restoration and recovery made from the second half of the twentieth century.
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
, the transition to the Gothic
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
, most outstanding of Galicia.
It is a Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
monastery founded in the 10th century and which lived their moments of greatest splendor between centuries 11th and 13th which is still in good condition to his church and some monastic departments, through the works of restoration and recovery made from the second half of the twentieth century.