Moreruela Abbey [SEP] religious order
Moreruela Abbey
Moreruela Abbey ("Monasterio de Santa María de Moreruela") is a former Cistercian monastery in the province of Zamora in Castile and León, Spain.
Location.
Moreruela Abbey is situated to the west of Granja de Moreruela, about 35 kilometres north of the town of Zamora close to the left bank of the Esla, a tributary of the Duero.
History.
Before the time of the Cistercians, a monastery of the Benedictines already stood on the site, founded for them either by the
" (pp. 82 f.). León: Ediciones Lancia.
External links.
- Moreruela Abbey website
- Romanicozamorano.com: website on Romanesque architecture in Zamora with many images
- Aguicamp: history and reconstruction of Moreruela