Royal Monastery Of Santa María De Oya, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain Royalty-Free Stock Photo

The royal monastery of Oia is an old Cistercian monastery founded in the 12th century, located in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain It was declared of cultural interest or national monument in 1931 Its origins appear surrounded by the unknown and the most legendary news that is historicals the first existing documentary news of relative reliability that tells us about a monastic life in Oia must be put in the first third of the 12th century, 4 around the year 1137, when King Alfonso VII makes various donations to the monastery But when it is now possible to verify with certainty the origin of this abbey, it is in 1149, the date on which the monarch previously mentioned concessions to the monks who lived there “REGULA SUB BEATI BENEDICTI” all the royal possessions of the places of Mougás, Villadesuso and from Pedornes