Monastery of Rates

Local nameIgreja de São Pedro de Rates
LocationPóvoa de Varzim, Portugal

The Monastery of Rates was a Benedictine monastery located in the parish of Rates in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim, in Portugal. The part of the monastery that has survived to this day is the bell-tower and, most importantly, the Church dedicated to St Peter of Rates, mostly known as Romanesque Church of Rates, which is a national monument since 1910. Reconstruction of the church began at the turn of the 11th to the 12th century, turning it into one of the oldest extant Romanesque churches in Portugal.

The medieval period of the monastery of Rates was one of the most important in the Romanesque art in Portugal, by the relations it established with the governing powers, the relevance of its architecture and sculptures with diverse influences make this temple a case study that is reflected in the production of the Romanesque art of the nascent kingdom of Portugal.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery_of_Rates

Address 170 Largo do Conde Dom Henrique, Rates 4570411, Portugal

Coordinates 41°25'23.926" N -8°40'20.162" E

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