Armenteira

Armenteira (Pontevedra), Spain / Female

Location

Official nameMonasterio de Armenteira
Number60
AddressH.H. Cistercienses, Armenteira (Pontevedra), Spain
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Contact Information

Telephone[34] (986) 71 83 00
Community emailcisterocso.arm@confer.es
Websitewww.monasteriodearmenteira.es
SuperiorMadre Ana Carmen Moneo Castel-Ruíz, Priora 2009

Other Information

Juridical statusMajor Priory
DioceseArchidioecesis Compostellana (Santiago de Compostella)
OCSO regionRE
OriginsFounded by Alloz. Erected as priory 1993.
History
  • The monastery was founded by monks of Clairvaux around 1151, but had to be abandoned during the expulsions of Mendizabal.
  • 1989, 15 January: arrival at Armenteira; 24 June, official date of the foundation
Father immediateSobrado
Past superiors
  • Araceli ITURBIDE — Superior — 1989 – 13/Nov/1993
  • Araceli ITURBIDE — Titular prioress — 13/Nov/1993 – 16/March/2002
  • Carmen BIURRUN LEZAUN – Titular prioress 13/05/2002 – 9/Nov/2009
Work/incomeHand-made natural soap bars
Guest facilities13 rooms (25 persons)
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