22 Jul

The arrival and expansion of Christianity

Esgos - San Pedro de Rocas

In Galicia, with its generous, damp countryside, a prolific number of groups of hermits and monasteries were created and established after the fall of Rome. It was an ideal region for the isolated and secluded life-style of early-medieval monasteries. Some of these early buildings are now considered great treasures of pre-Romanesque Spanish architecture. Continue reading »

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