Monastery of San Xusto
| Monastery of San Xusto | |
|---|---|
Mosteiro dos Santos Xusto e Pastor de Toxos Outos | |
 The monastery in 2007 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Catholic |
| Location | |
| Location | San Xusto, Galicia |
| Country | Spain |
  Shown within Spain | |
| Geographic coordinates | 42°48′42″N 8°49′11″W / 42.81167°N 8.81972°W |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Baroque |
The Monastery of San Xusto (Galician: Mosteiro dos Santos Xusto e Pastor de Toxos Outos), is an old Spanish monastery, today abandoned, in San Xusto, in the municipality of Lousame.
According to Hipólito de Sa
his property included part of the Mahia, inland, and along the coast from Noya to Finisterre, he owned some small enclaves in the lands of Rivadavia, Salnés Morrazo and in Portugal, the town of Paredes...
History[edit]
It was founded on 1 November 1129, after the donation of the hermitage of San Xusto to Froila Alonso and Pedro Muniz de Carnota by the Monastery of Saint Pelagius of Antealtares on 16th October 1127. In 1135 it was consecrated by the archbishop Xelmírez. Afonso VII[1] favoured it and exempted it from the tributes due to the Compostela church, the monastery also enjoyed the protection of the family of the Counts of Traba. Its possessions included Noia, Lousame, Outes, Muros and also 47 churches and 17 municipalities. It had 22 abbots between 1135 and 1498.
Following the monastic reform carried out by the Catholic Monarchs, the bishop of Tui, Diego de Muros, ordered the monastery to join the Sobrado Abbey in 1475, so that it was incorporated into the same in 1504, and became part of the Cistercian order.
It recovered part of its splendour and decorations during the 17th and 18th centuries, but these disappeared due to the Napoleonic invasions and the confiscation of Mendizábal.[2]
In 1921, the priest of the parish, with the authorisation of the archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela, sold the remains of the Romanesque cloister, from the 13th century, to the viscount of San Alberto, who installed it in Pazo da Pena do Ouro, near Noia.
In the 12th century, the Tombo de Toxos Outos, a manuscript famous for its miniatures, was written there.
References[edit]
- ^ In Dei nomine, amen. Notum sit omnibus presentem paginam inspecturis quod ego Adefonsus, Dei gratia rex Legionis et Gallecie, concedo et confirmo Deo et monasterio Sancti Justi de Togis Outis quantum pertinebat ad ius regale in illa hereditate que uocatur Ratis cum omnibus suis appendiciis et cum suis hominibus intus et foras morantibus; que est in rippa Thamaris et terminatur per gandera de Gentinis, et inde per Briom de Suso, et de alia parte per terminos de Roo, et inde per Sarantes et per Alueyda quam idem monasterium obtinuit ex donacione Petri Muniz de Carnota cui eamdem domnus Alfonsus, rex Hyspanie, pro seruicio quod sibi fecerat donauit secundum quod ex legitimo instrumento ipsius regis mihi constititit euidenter
- ^ Piedras ilustres de la Barbanza, Muros y Xallas. Diputación Provincial. 1997.
Del Monasterio de Toxos Outos en las laderas Barbanzonas sólo quedan mínimos escombros a pesar de que su énfasis y posesiones lo hicieron famoso en su tiempo. La desamortización como en tantas bellezas sembró la muerte.
Bibliography[edit]
- Agrafoxo Pérez, X.: Noia, vila histórica. Lousame, 1987: Colexio Público, D.L. ISBN 84-398-9361-X
External links[edit]
- Pérez Rodríguez, Francisco Javier (2004) Os documentos do Tombo de Toxos Outos Consello da Cultura Galega. ISBN 84-95415-82-8.
- The monastery, in the website of Lousame.