From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia San Juan Bautista de Corias
San Juan Bautista de Corias
San Juan Bautista de Corias (Asturian: San Xuan Bautista de Today it is a complex of structures classified as a Bien
Courias) is a former Benedictine monastery in Corias on de Interés Cultural and protected by the Spanish govern-
the right bank of the Narcea dedicated to Saint John the ment. It houses a parador and an interpretation centre for
Baptist. It was founded in 1032 on his own land by Count a natural park. [1]
Piñolo Jiménez (Piniolo) and his wife Aldonza Muñoz,
wealthy Leonese aristocrats. Originally constructed in
the Romanesque style, it was reconstructed in the Neo-
References
classical style after a fire destroyed all but the chapel in [1] Casa del Parque Natural de las Fuentes del Narcea,
1773. Today it is informally known as "the Asturian Esco- Degaña e Ibias
rial" (el Escorial Asturiano).
The first abbot was Arias Cromaz, a relative of Piniolo
and thus also of Oveco, Bishop of Oviedo from 913 to circa
Primary sources
960. After nineteen years as abbot, Arias was elected to • El Libro Registro de Corias, 2 vols., ed. A. C. Floriano
the diocese of Oviedo. The monastery attained its max- Cumbreño. Oviedo: 1950.
imal splendour in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries,
with properties stretched across the western Asturias Bibliography
and into the neighbouring province of León. The
monastery received diverse modifications and additions • María Elida García García. San Juan Bautista de Corias:
over the centuries, but after the fire of 1773 the entire historia de un señorío monástico asturiano (siglos X–XV).
complex had to be rebuilt. The project was overseen by Oviedo: Universidad de Oviedo, 1980.
Miguel Ferro, using a rectangular layout with two court- Coordinates: 41°11′41″N 6°32′37″W / 41.19472°N
yards and the chapel located in a wing. 6.54361°W / 41.19472; -6.54361
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