It began in the early years of the 10th century, year 936, on the property of a hermit named Egica, bought by the founders of the monastery, Doña Tareixa Eiriz and Don Gonzalo Betote, counts of Deza. It is in the year 939, when the work was completed, that the priest Félix was chosen as the first abbot of the community, and the convent was consecrated in the presence of the countess herself, her nephew San Rosende and the bishop of Lugo, Don Ero, remaining from this date under the royal protection of Ramiro I de Léon.

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January 16, 2026

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The Monastery of San Lorenzo de Carboeiro is one of the great landmarks of Galician Romanesque architecture, situated in a spectacular location beside the Deza River. It was an influential Benedictine monastery whose splendor flourished between the 11th and 13th centuries, and which today stands out as a restored jewel open to the public.

Founded around the year 939, after Counts Gonzalo Betótez and Teresa Ériz acquired the former hermitage of a hermit named Egica.
The consecration was attended by the Bishop of Lugo and Saint Rosendo.

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October 9, 2021

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The monastery of San Lorenzo de Carboeiro is an old Benedictine monastery located on the banks of the Deza River, in the parish of Santa María de Carboeiro, belonging to Silleda, province of Pontevedra, Spain. The church is one of the most outstanding Romanesque architectural works in Galicia.

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1. Carboeiro Monastery – Monastery of Carboeiro loop from A Moa

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3. Fervenza do Toxa Waterfall – Carboeiro Monastery loop from Silleda

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Location: Vila De Cruces, O Deza, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain

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