The Monastery of Saint Pelagius (; ) is a

Benedictine The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. Initiated in 529, th ...

convent for women in the city of

Oviedo Oviedo () or Uviéu (Asturian language, Asturian: ) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain and the administrative and commercial centre of the region. It is also the name of the municipality that contains th ...

in Spain. The monastery was founded by King

Alfonso II of Asturias Alfonso II of Kingdom of Asturias, Asturias (842), nicknamed the Chaste (), was the king of Asturias during two different periods: first in the year 783 and later from 791 until his death in 842. Upon his death, Nepotian of Asturias, Nepotian ...

() and was initially dedicated to

John the Baptist John the Baptist ( – ) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist ...

. It was only rededicated to Saint Pelagius after it came to acquire his supposed relics in 994. The monastery stands near the

cathedral of Oviedo The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour or Cathedral of San Salvador (, ) is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica in the centre of Oviedo, in the Asturias region of northern Spain. The Cathedral of San Salvador of Oviedo to ...

. It was mostly remodeled after the 16th century, losing most of its original Romanesque elements.

External links

Official page of the monastery
Pelayo de Oviedo

Monastery of San Pelayo The Monastery of Saint Pelagius (; ) is a Benedictine convent for women in the city of Oviedo in Spain. The monastery was founded by King Alfonso II of Asturias () and was initially dedicated to John the Baptist. It was only rededicated to Saint ...

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