Monastery of Xuvia

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The Monastery of Xuvia, also known as San Martiño de Xuvia or San Martín de Xubia, is located in the Parish of the same name in the city of Narón (Galicia). The current building was built at the beginning of the 12th century, in Romanesque style.

San Martiño de Xuvia
Viewed from the south
Monastery information
Other namesMosteiro do Couto
OrderBenedictine
Established6th-century - 10th century
DioceseMondoñedo
Site
LocationCoruña, Galicia, Spain
Coordinates43°32′47.55″N 8°08′53.42″W / 43.5465417°N 8.1481722°W / 43.5465417; -8.1481722

The first document from the Diplomatic Collection of this Monastery, is dated 15 May in the year 977, and it describes a donation made by a Galician noblewoman called Visclavara Vistrariz to the monastery. In this document it is said that this monastery was "ever known."