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Monastery of Arouca

Arouca e Burgo, Portugal

The Abbey of St. Batholomew, more simply known as the Abbey of Arouca (Mosteiro de Arouca), was a Cistercian monastery of women dating from the 10th century. It is located in Arouca, now in the Porto metropolitan area of Portugal. For much of its existence, it was one of the most influential religious centers in that region of the country.

Monastery data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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