Monasterio de Sahagún, Benedictine monastery ruins in Sahagún, Spain.
Monasterio de Sahagún is a former Benedictine monastery whose Romanesque stone structures still stand in the town center. The ruins display arched passages and thick stone walls that once dominated the riverside landscape.
The monastery was founded in 904 and rose to prominence under King Alfonso VI as a center of Cluniac reform. Its influence shaped medieval Spanish monasticism for centuries.
The monastery was long a hub for learning and religious life in the region. Pilgrims and monks shaped the character of the town that grew around its walls.
The ruins are viewable from the outside and give a clear sense of the medieval complex's layout. The riverside location makes the site easy to reach and walk around on your own.
The monastery once held the right to mint its own coins, a privilege that showed its economic power in the region. Few religious institutions possessed such authority.
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