Monastery of Benevívere, Religious ruins near Carrión de los Condes, Spain.

The Monastery of Benevívere, also known as the Abbey of Santa María de Benevívere, is a ruined complex about 4.8 km west of Carrión de los Condes in Palencia. Only a few small remnants of the abbey remain at the site, while a sarcophagus carved by Roy Martínez de Bureba is kept in the Palencia Museum and other relics are in a park at Carrión de los Condes.

The monastery was established in the late 1100s and quickly gained approval from the Church, marking its importance in religious networks. Over the centuries it declined and was eventually abandoned, leaving only the ruins visible today.

The founder, Diego Martínez de Villamayor, set up a pilgrim hospital beside the abbey, the White Hospital or San Torcuato, run by the canons. The abbey also served the farmers of its parish. The Poema de Benevívere, written in Latin in 758 verses around the early 13th century, tells of Diego's wish for sainthood and of King Alfonso VIII.

The ruins lie about 4.8 km west of Carrión de los Condes, off the Camino de Santiago Francés; a path links the site to the main route. Only a few small remnants remain at the spot, so look for them rather than a standing building. The ground is uneven and exposed, so wear sturdy shoes and bring weather protection.

The abbey's own order, the Order of Santa María de Benevívere, had its first constitutions approved by Pope Alexander III on 6 May 1179, and a bull of Lucius III in 1183 confirmed a Cistercian-style organisation. At its height it held six dependent priories, from San Martín de Pereda in León to Nuestra Señora de Mañino near Sotobañado.