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Santa María de la Oliva
Native name
Spanish: Ex-monasterio Cisterciense de Santa María de la Oliva
Monasterio de la Oliva, Carcastillo, Navarra, España, 2015-01-06, DD 01.JPG
Location Carretera Melinda, s/n, 31310 Carcastillo, Navarre, Spain
Official name: Ex-monasterio Cisterciense de Santa María de la Oliva
Type Non-movable
Criteria Monument
Designated 1880
Reference no. RI-51-0000026
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The abbey of Santa María la Real de la Oliva, or simply La Oliva, is a Cistercian monastery in Carcastillo, Navarre, Spain.

An example of Romanesque architecture, the buildings have been protected by a heritage listing since 1880, and the site is currently classed as a Bien de Interés Cultural, the Ex-monasterio Cisterciense de Santa María de la Oliva.

Description

Monasterio de la Oliva, Carcastillo, Navarra, España, 2015-01-06, DD 10-12 HDR
Interior of La Oliva Abbey.

A Cistercian Monastery established in the 12th century, the present buildings date from 13th - 15th centuries.

History

Construction at the site is attributed first in 1134 to King García Ramírez of Navarre, known as the restorer. This king died in 1150 and the same year the abbey was founded, or refounded, as a daughter house of the Morimond and Escaladieu Abbeys.

After the dissolution of the monastery the retable was moved to Tafalla.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Monasterio de Santa María la Real de la Oliva para niños

  • List of Bien de Interés Cultural in Navarre
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