Convento de San Benito de Pereira
Convento de San Benito de Pereira
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Vilagarcía de Arousa
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Cuntis
Rúa do Convento
36670 Cuntis Pontevedra
Spain
This convent is located on a hill near the historic town centre of Cuntis. A stone cross and a pair of pinnacles crown the front gate. The main building has a Neoclassical facade with a statue of the patron saint of the church, Saint Benedict.
Inside, there is an entrance area with the church, the sacristan’s lodge and a cruceiro (‘stone cross’) with a wayside shrine. The church contains several religious statues, among them Saint Benedict and his sister Saint Scholastica, as well as the popular Demo de Pereira (Galician for ‘Demon of Pereira’), which represents Saint Michael defeating Satan. The high altar is oriented towards the sunset and shares similarities with the colonnade of Bernini of the Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican.
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Intérêt paysager des environs
Modéré
Description de l'environnement
Urbain
Chronologie
Data del año 1868
Organisme responsable
Diócesis de Santiago de Compostela
État de conservation
Bon