The monastery of Santa María de Oseira (Galician: Mosteiro de Santa María de Oseira) is a Trappist monastery in the Province Ourense, Galicia, Spain.
In existence since 1137, it became a monastery of the Cistercian order in 1141, an order of French monks sent by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. The monks left in 1835 forced to leave by the government policies, abandoning it. They returned in 1929, this time being a community of Cistercians of the Strict Reform – commonly called Trappists. The monastery is popular stopping point on the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostella.
The abbey church was built between approximately 1200 and 1239 and is considered one of the masterpieces of Cistercian architecture in the Iberian Peninsula, with a characteristic ogival Romanesque style; is clearly influenced by pilgrimage churches.
The chapter house of the monastery, popularly known as the “palm room”, dates from the end of the 15th century and is supported by four central columns with torso shafts ending in an original vault.
In the old monastic refectory you can visit the Lapidarium or Museo da Pedra, a collection of stone objects and fragments obtained during restorations and archaeological excavations: tombstones, capitals, columns, decorative elements, etc.
Working hours
Wednesday
10:30AM–12PM
3:30PM–6:30PM
Thursday
10:30AM–12PM
3:30PM–6:30PM
Friday
10:30AM–12PM
3:30PM–6:30PM
Saturday
(Christmas Day)
10:30AM–12PM
3:30PM–6:30PM
Hours might differ
Sunday
(St. Stephen’s Day/St. Stephen’s Day/St. Stephen’s Day)
12:45AM–6:30PM
Hours might differ
Monday
10:30AM–12PM
3:30PM–6:30PM
Tuesday
10:30AM–12PM
3:30PM–6:30PM
How to get to?
Address: 32136 Oseira, Province of Ourense, Spain
From Ourense 39 min (43.8 km) via AG-53
From Santiago de Compostela 59 min (78.3 km) via Autoestrada Central Galega/Autovía Lalín-Santiago/AP-53
From Madrid 5 hr 14 min (541 km) via A-6 and A-52
GPS coordinates: 42°32′18″N 7°57′04″W
