Monasterio de Piedra
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Monasterio de Piedra (Stone Monastery) is a monastery, hotel and park complex in the Iberian System mountain ranges, near Nuévalos, province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. The monastery was founded in 1194 by Alfonso II of Aragon, with thirteen Cistercian monks from Poblet Monastery, in an old castle next to the Piedra River, and was dedicated to St. Mary the White (Santa María la Blanca). On February 16, 1983, the entire complex was declared a national monument.
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Monasterio de Piedra | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Cistercians |
Province | Zaragoza |
Year consecrated | 1218 |
Location | |
Location | Nuévalos, Spain |
Geographic coordinates | 41°11′35.81″N 1°46′57.34″W |
Architecture | |
Style | Gothic and Baroque |
Completed | 12th–18th centuries |
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